Rhode Island Court Takes Judicial Notice of Tennessee Statutes for Asbestos Case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. –– A Rhode Island court has taken judicial notice of several Tennessee statutes the defendants argued should apply to a pending asbestos case.

In the March 5 order, the Rhode Island Superior Court took notice of Tennessee statutes dealing with the modified comparative fault doctrine and a cap on noneconomic damages.

The plaintiffs argued that Wayne F. Jones was exposed to asbestos-containing products in a number of locations. Specifically Jones alleged exposure for one year at Bethlehem Steel in Maryland, while the rest of the exposure allegedly occurred in Tennessee.

In Dec. 2014, the court granted a …