Judge: Office Workers Stuck With Workers’ Compensation In Asbestos Suit

(May 15, 2024, 2:32 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — The state’s workers’ compensation system is the sole remedy for workers allegedly exposed to asbestos in their office space because while the defendants may have had knowledge that the building contained asbestos requiring abatement, that is not the same level of knowledge required for the fraudulent concealment of injury exception, a California judge said in granting a motion for summary judgment on May 14....