Lapse in Exposure Period Does Not Preclude Future Damages Claim, Louisiana Court Says

NEW ORLEANS - The family of a Louisiana man whose asbestos exposure ended years before the state passed a now-defunct law allowing for punitive damages can seek the award as part of wrongful death suit filed against the man's employer, a state appeals court has held. Anderson, et al. v. Avondale Industries, Inc.,</i< No. 2000-C-0775 (La. Ct. App., 4th Cir.).