Judge: Claim-Timing Defect Dooms Take-Home Asbestos Suit Against Water District

( August 28, 2026, 1:23 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A man who filed a take-home asbestos exposure case against a public entity before fulfilling the statutory requirements for doing so under the Government Claims Act cannot cure the defect, a California judge said in dismissing the defendant with prejudice....