5th Circ. Says Asbestos Defense Costs Need Proven Facts

By Danielle Ferguson ( November 13, 2026, 5:45 PM EST) -- A Fifth Circuit panel on Friday said excess insurers do not have to cover a drywall company's defense costs for litigation stemming from asbestos exposure in the 1980s, finding a lower court erred in finding defense obligations were triggered by alleged facts rather than established ones....

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