Worker's Descendants Can't Maintain Wrongful Death Claims Against His Former Employer

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the descendants of a worker who died from cancer could not maintain wrongful death claims against his former employer for allegedly exposing him to asbestos. Case: Lindsay v. Ports America Gulfport Inc., No. 2023-C-0155, 04/17/2023, published. Facts: In February 2015, Earl T. Lindsay Sr. was diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer. He died just six days after his diagnosis. Procedural history: Two of Lindsay’s children, Earl T. Lindsay Jr. and Jocelyn Lindsay Butler, filed a survival and wrongful death action in February 2016, alleging L...