Case Updates
Fractured Virginia Supreme Court holds that shipyard owed a duty of care to prevent employees from carrying asbestos fibers home on their clothes and exposing others over strong dissent from three justices
October 11, 2018
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber urges Virginia Supreme Court to reject take home theory of asbestos liability
February 23, 2018
Click here to view the amicus brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Manufacturers Association, Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., National Association of Manufacturers, American Tort Reform Association, American Insurance Association, and NFIB Small Business Legal Center.
Mark A. Behrens of Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. served as co-counsel for the amici.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber, et. al. Amicus Brief -- Quisenberry v. Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc. (Virginia Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Quisenberry v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (Virginia Supreme Court).pdf