Family Can Proceed With Asbestos Exposure Suit Against Port Authority

A New York appellate court ruled that the family of a former airline employee can proceed with a lawsuit over the worker’s alleged exposure to asbestos while working at John F. Kennedy International Airport in the 1970s. Case: Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, No. 190063/16, 01/21/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Bernd Hildebrand died in 2015 shortly after being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. His family filed suit against his former employer, Pan American World Airways Inc., and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The family c...