Louisiana Court Rejects Challenges to Testimony from Parker in Asbestos Case

NEW ORLEANS –– Frank Parker III will be permitted to testify in an asbestos case, a Louisiana federal court has ruled, explaining that his testimony was not speculative or unreliable.

In the June 25 opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana further rejected defendant Amchem Co.’s challenges to the admissibility of Parker’s testimony on the ground that the expert was unqualified.

The underlying case involves the claims of Sally Vedros, who sued numerous defendants after being diagnosed with mesothelioma that she said was caused by exposure to asbestos at Avondale shipyard. Vedros worked in Avondale’s shipping …