( July 9, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge denied a manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment on claims brought against it by the surviving family members of a former welder who allege that the decedent was exposed to the manufacturer’s fire retardant product while working in the 1970s, opining that the family presented sufficient evidence supporting their allegations that the welder was exposed to the manufacturer’s product to preclude a grant of summary judgment....