A recent 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in an asbestos injury case against St. Paul Travelers could potentially expose the carrier to over $1 billion in claims, a lawyer in the case contends.
Washington attorney David Killalea–representing the insulation firm of ACandS, which went bankrupt under a mountain of asbestos claims–called the ruling a “very important victory” for his client against the insurer.
The ruling by a three-judge panel of the court in Philadelphia–which included U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito–voided a 2003 arbitration that went against ACandS, which had been upheld by the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
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