Judge Refuses to Dismiss Weyerhaeuser Take-Home Exposure Case

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. - A state court judge in North Carolina has refused to throw out a lawsuit filed on behalf of five women who claim they suffer from asbestos related injuries as a result of exposure to dust carried home on their husband's work clothes. McCandless v. Weyerhaeuser Co., No. 2002-CVS-338 (N.C. Super. Ct., Martin Cty.).

Judge William C. Griffin of the Martin County Superior Court issued the order Jan. 9 denying Weyerhaeuser Co.'s motion to dismiss the suit. The timber company had argued that it should not be held accountable for the alleged injuries because it had no legal …