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September 19, 2014

Suit blocked over Boeing worker death

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court says in a split decision that Boeing can't be sued over a worker's death from asbestos exposure.

Worker Gary Walston was exposed to asbestos throughout his long career at Boeing, but especially during a span in 1985 when crews began repairing pipe insulation in the ceiling of the shop where he worked. The crews wore respirators and “moon suits,” but the nearby workers were afforded no such protection. Instead, their supervisors told them to avoid standing directly beneath the overhead crews.


 
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