Take-Home Beryllium Exposure Case Revived

A Pennsylvania woman may proceed with negligence claims against Accuratus Corp. for exposure to beryllium on her then-boyfriend’s work clothing, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled March 30 (Schwartz v. Accuratus Corp., 2017 BL 103185, E.D. Pa., No. 12-cv-06189, 3/30/17).

Take-home exposure liability in the case is based on the foreseeability of harm, not on a third party’s marital relationship with an employee, the court said.

The ruling replaces an earlier decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissing Brenda Schwartz’s case in 2014. In that ruling, the ...