Nevada Asbestos Case Law

Asbestos decisions from Nevada's courts and the federal courts there: 5 cases in our library so far. For what the law requires today, see Nevada asbestos laws; for where exposure happened, see Nevada asbestos exposure sites.

State supreme court

Nevada Supreme Court

• State Indus. Ins. System v. Jesch (1985). The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed in part the district court's ruling for widow Margaret Jesch against the State Industrial Insurance System, holding mesothelioma compensable, and remanded for a hearing to identify the responsible last employer.

Federal district courts

U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

• Koot v. Bwdac, Inc. (2024). The court granted plaintiff Koot's motion to remand to Nevada state court for lack of complete diversity, rejecting defendant Caterpillar's argument that Nevada-incorporated Meritor should be treated as a citizen of its parent's states.
• Potter v. Crane Co. (2022). The court granted summary judgment to defendants Arrowhead Products and Industrial Manufacturing Company, ending the case as to them, because the plaintiff, who did not oppose, produced no evidence linking his mesothelioma to their products.
• Potter v. Crane Co. (2021). The magistrate judge granted in part plaintiff Potter's motion to serve expert disclosures late and extend the scheduling deadlines, granted in part Hexcel's motion for leave to file a surreply, and sanctioned plaintiff's law firm $500.
• Knutson v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. (2005). The federal district court granted Dennis Knutson's motion to remand the case to Nevada state court, finding the defendants did not prove fraudulent joinder of the Nevada defendants and that the removal was untimely; the removing defendants lost.