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Seventh Circuit: Patent law can't be used to press asbestos exposure liability claims

By Scott Holland | Thursday, Jun 8, 2017 @ 11:30pm

A federal appeals panel in Chicago has upheld lower courts’ dismissal of several asbestos exposure lawsuits brought against door maker Weyerhaeuser Company and Owens-Illinois Inc., saying their dispute with Weyerhauser should be handled under Wisconsin’s workers compensation law, and their claims against Owens-Illinois don’t belong in court at all.