Supreme Court Revives Suit Over Take-Home Asbestos Exposure

A divided Kentucky Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against two defendants, finding they had a duty to protect against foreseeable harm posed by their employees' exposing household members to asbestos dust. Union Carbide Corp. was the manufacturer of asbestos-containing molding compounds purchased and used by Square D Co. during the 1960s and 1970s. Ken Baxter began working for Square D in the late 1960s, and he allegedly worked in or around the mold room. Baxter and his wife adopted a daughter, Vickie Williams, in 1967. While Williams was growing up, Baxter allegedly would regularly com...