Judge: No Evidence Shipyard Asbestos Defendant Controlled Third Party’s Employee

Mealey's (March 24, 2023, 11:19 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Strict liability and direct liability negligence claims against a nonemployer shipyard arising from a man’s mesothelioma fail, in part because there is no evidence that the premises owner controlled the work in question, a federal judge in Louisiana said March 23 in granting summary judgment....