Legal Opinion
In Re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI)
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 16, 2016No. 14-1715, 14-1804PublishedCited by 274 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
Peggy Hassell, on behalf of herself and her deceased husband’s estate, appeals an order of the District Court dismissing her civil suit against The Budd Company and Resco - Holdings LLC. Hassell asserted state law causes of action arising from her husband’s exposure to asbestos during the forty years he worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (the Railroad). Budd and Resco moved to dismiss, arguing that Hassell’s claims were preempted by the Locomotive Inspection Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20701 et seq., and the Safety, Appliance Act, 49 U.S.C. §…
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