U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 5 asbestos decisions from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington (2021–2022). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal district court

Decisions

• Strong v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2022). The court rescinded its earlier order excluding plaintiff's experts Drs. Tarin and Cohen on specific causation and denied Honeywell's Daubert motion, so plaintiff Strong prevailed on this motion; no Daubert hearing was held.
• Strong v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2022). The court denied the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on the defendant's fifth defense, because material facts about the decedent's exposure to other asbestos remained disputed; Honeywell prevailed on the motion.
• Strong v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2021). The court granted the plaintiff's motion for a protective order barring Honeywell from obtaining Terry Strong's medical records and death certificate, and denied Honeywell's motion to exclude his product identification testimony and its request for a competency hearing.
• Strong v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2021). The court denied Honeywell's motion for a protective order to cap plaintiff Kristina Strong's deposition-testimony designations at 15 transcripts, leaving Honeywell to oppose the designations on their merits.
• Strong v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2021). The court granted Honeywell partial summary judgment on the conspiracy and breach of warranty claims, dismissing them with prejudice because Plaintiff Strong did not respond; the failure-to-warn portion of the motion remained pending.