Court Revives Stevedore's Claim for Asbestos Exposure

A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure. Case: May v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No. 2024-CA-0272, 06/11/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Monroe Wade May died in August 2019 as a result of mesothelioma. His family filed a wrongful death and survival action petition for damages, alleging that May was exposed to asbestos while he worked as a stevedore from the mid-1960s through the 1970s.  Louisiana Stevedores Inc. was one of May’s employers. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and E...