High Court Reverses 3rd Party Duty-of-Care Decision in Asbestos Case

NEW YORK -- The New York Court of Appeals has determined that the N.Y. Port Authority does not owe a duty to the wife of a Port Authority employee, who developed mesothelioma after years of washing her husband's work clothing, HarrisMartin is reporting. Holdampf, et al. v. ACandS, et al., No. 3478/04 (N.Y. Ct. App.).

In a decision released today, the state's high court reversed an appellate court order that imposed upon the Port Authority a duty to plaintiff Elizabeth Holdampf for her asbestos-related injury, but only to the extent that Holdampf was a member of the household where the …