Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kavanaugh
*991 In maritime tort cases, we act as a common-law court, subject to any controlling statutes enacted by Congress. See Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker , 554 U.S. 471 , 507-508, 128 S.Ct. 2605 , 171 L.Ed.2d 570 (2008). This maritime tort case raises a question about the scope of a manufacturer's duty to warn. The manufacturers here produced equipment such as pumps, blowers, and turbines for three Navy ships. The equipment required asbestos insulation or asbestos parts in order to function as intended. When used on the ships, the equipment released asbestos fibers into the air. Two Navy veterans who…
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