Ill. Court Awards Summary Judgment to Power Plant Owners, General Contractor, Designer in Asbestos Case

CHICAGO –– An Illinois federal court has dismissed asbestos claims asserted against two owners, a general contractor and a designer of several power plants at which asbestos exposure allegedly occurred, concluding that several of the defendants did not owe the decedent a duty of care.

In the Oct. 22 opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois additionally found that since asbestos-containing thermal insulation is an improvement to real property, the claims are also barred under the statute of repose.

The claims were asserted on behalf of Peter Stanley, who was allegedly exposed to asbestos-containing …