Case Updates
New Jersey Supreme Court assigns liability for secondary exposure to asbestos
April 24, 2006
Rejecting the position advanced by NCLC, the New Jersey Supreme Court assigned liability to landowners for asbestos exposure that occurs to individuals offsite through secondary exposure.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
December 12, 2005
Describing the “asbestos litigation crisis” in the courts, NCLC urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to decline to assign liability to landowners for asbestos exposure that occurs to individuals offsite through secondary exposure. In its brief, NCLC listed the increasing number of courts which have refused to assign liability to premises owners for exposure to asbestos which occurs offsite because of the specter of almost limitless liability.