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02/03/2012 10:26:19 AM EST

MDL Judge: Under Maritime Law, Manufacturers Not Liable For Replacement Parts

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PHILADELPHIA - Under maritime law, manufacturers cannot be held liable for asbestos-containing components they neither manufactured nor installed, the judge overseeing the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation held Feb. 1 (Lois Jean Conner v. Alfa Laval Inc., et al., James H. Prange, et al. v. Alfa Laval Inc., et al., James W. Stone v. Alfa Laval Inc., et al., MDL 875, Nos. 09-67099, 09-91848, 09-93726, E.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11812). Full story on lexis.com