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Husch Blackwell – Asbestos Defendant’s Beware: Iowa’s Tort Reform Was Apparently Weaker Than We Thought

Asbestos Defendants Beware: Iowa’s Tort Reform Was Apparently Weaker Than We Thought
By Caleb Hunt, Lazaro Aguiar and Magda Patitsas on Sep 14, 2022 09:39 am

In a 4-3 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion that significantly narrowed Iowa’s new statutory asbestos defense – holding the defense only protects asbestos product defendants who did not manufacture or sell the asbestos in question. See Beverage v. Alcoa, Inc., No. 19-1852, 2022 WL 2182351 (Iowa June 17, 2022). This statutory asbestos…Continue Reading

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