Mass. Court Upholds Summary Judgment For Asbestos Defendants Crane Co., CBS Corp.

BOSTON –– A Massachusetts appellate court has upheld awards of summary judgment to CBS Corp. (NYSE:CBS) and Crane Co. (NYSE:CR), ruling that the defendants could not be held liable for third-party replacement products they did not manufacture.

In the Feb. 14 decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court further noted that any insulation installed on the original products would have been replaced by the time the decedent worked with the defendants’ products.

Ellen N. Whiting filed the claims on behalf of her husband, who allegedly developed malignant mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos while working in engine and …