Two companies that manufactured asbestos-containing parts properly removed a mesothelioma victim’s suit to federal court based on the federal officer removal statute, a federal court in Kentucky held April 12 (Stallings v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., W.D. Ky., No. 3:12-cv-724-JGH).
Defendants General Electric Corp. and Crane Co. made a plausible argument that they are entitled to the government contractor defense by showing they made the parts in compliance with detailed Navy specifications, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky said.
Asbestos Exposure on Navy Ship.
William Stallings worked from 1955 to 1959 as a boiler tender on ...
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