R.I. Court Awards Summary Judgment to Boston Edison in Asbestos Case, Cites Lacking Causation Evidence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. –– A Rhode Island court has awarded summary judgment to a premises defendant in an asbestos case, finding that plaintiffs had not provided enough evidence to support the causation element of his prima facie case.

In the May 23 opinion, the Rhode Island Superior Court found the plaintiffs had presented no evidence that the insulation worker was exposed to asbestos-containing products while working at a generating station owned by Boston Edison Co.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of James M. Reera, who was allegedly exposed to asbestos during a seven-month work assignment at Mystic Generating …