Judge Dismisses Asbestos Complaints for Failure to Plead Location of Exposure

WILMINGTON, Del. - A state court judge has thrown out more than 80 lawsuits filed on behalf of iron workers who claimed they developed asbestosis as a result of their asbestos exposure. Archie, et al., v. 4520 Corp., Inc., et al., No. 02C-08-204-ASB (Del. Super., New Castle Cty.).

Saying the allegations are too vague to support a claim under state law, the Delaware Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuits on March 3, without prejudice. The plaintiffs were given 30 days to amend their complaints.

According to the decision, the allegations in the complaint concerning circumstances under which the plaintiffs were …