Del. Judge Refuses to Extend Duty in Pa. Woman's Take-Home Exposure Case

WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania premises owner-employer did not have a duty to protect an employee's spouse from exposure to asbestos dust brought home on work clothing worn at the company's facility. In re Asbestos Litigation: McCoy v. PolyVision Corp., et al., No. N10C-04-203 (Del. Super. Ct., New Castle Cty.).

Commenting that the majority of states bordering Pennsylvania have held that no such duty exists, New Castle County Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins said Feb. 21 that a lack of relationship between an employer and relatives of an employee weighs in favor of …