Asbestos Defendant’s Offsets Based On Jury’s Liability Findings, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (March 28, 2023, 3:11 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A nonsettling defendant is entitled to offsets based on a jury’s apportionment of liability and not pro tanto credit for amounts received from settlements and asbestos bankruptcy trusts in a maritime asbestos action, a federal judge in Louisiana said....