Jury Should Hear Navy Seaman’s Claims Of Exposure to Asbestos Parts, Court Rules

A jury should decide whether a Navy boilermaker has sufficient evidence to prove that exposure to the asbestos-containing parts provided by three manufacturers caused his mesothelioma, a federal court in Washington held Nov. 19 (Stevens v. CBS Corp., W.D. Wash., No. 3:11-cv-6073-RBL).

Although the manufacturers argued that their asbestos-containing parts had probably been replaced by the time the plaintiff worked on the ships decades after the boilers were installed, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington found the plaintiff’s evidence sufficient to survive a motion for summary judgment.

Alleged Exposure Aboard Navy Ships.

Roland Stevens ...