Alabama's Top Court Throws Out Asbestos Case

By Michael Ha

NU Online News Service, Dec. 27, 5:00 p.m. EST?The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out an asbestos-related "fear of cancer" lawsuit, which reverses an earlier ruling by a trial court that had permitted the case to proceed for plaintiffs who were exposed to asbestos but suffered no apparent injuries.

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