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Epstein Becker & Green: U.S. Supreme Court Rules Asbestos Claim Preempted
Posted on 14 Mar 2012 by William A. Ruskin

Guest Blogger Nicolas S. Allison is an Associate in Epstein Becker & Green's Asbestos Group in New York. A graduate of Princeton University and Boston University Law School, in addition to his mass tort asbestos work, Nick also represents firm... Read More

Tags: LIA , preemption , mesothelioma , product liability , Thomas , United States Supreme Court , Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp , defective design , asbestos , Litigation , failure to warn claim , Kagan , pre-emption , failure to warn , Sotomayor , Epstein Becker and Green , design defect claim , Nick Allison , Locomotive Inspection Act

U.S. Supreme Court: Locomotive Act Preempts State Law Asbestos Claims
Posted on 29 Feb 2012 by Bryan Redding

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) preempts state law design defect and failure-to-warn claims involving exposure to asbestos during repairs and maintenance, a divided U.S. Supreme Court held Feb. 29 ( Gloria Gail Kurns... Read More

Tags: LIA , railroads , Gloria Gail Kurns , Freida Jung Corson , mesothelioma , design defect , Railroad Friction Products Corp. , Viad Corp. , FRSA , failure-to-warn , asbestos , George Corson , Litigation , Napier v. Atl. Coast Line R.R. Co. , Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 , U.S. Supreme Court , Gloria Gail Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. and Viad Corp. , Locomotive Inspection Act , RFPC