Wash. Court Reverses Dismissal of Asbestos Broker from Suit, Says Defendant’s Contacts with State Not Random

SEATTLE –– An appellate court has reversed the dismissal of an asbestos broker from a lawsuit pending in Washington, finding that the defendant’s contacts with the state were not random or isolated.

In the June 29 opinion, the Washington Court of Appeals, Division One, found that the defendant benefited indirectly from marketing and sale laws in the state and “have accepted that benefit,” it cannot say its relationship with Washington “lacked purpose.”

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Donald Noll, contending that he developed malignant pleural mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing products while working for …