Maritime Lawyer

A group of Spanish workers who were contracted to work on U.S. Navy warships in Spain between the years 1950 and 1998 have been permitted to sue the company in New Jersey for asbestos-related injuries.

The ruling was made by a New Jersey appellate court. It overturned a previous lower court’s ruling that said they couldn’t sue due to jurisdictional issues. The lawyer for the workers says that the lower court should have considered that New Jersey was the one place the workers could have sued before tossing the case. The workers can’t sue in Spain because the U.S. Navy ships were sovereign territory.

The workers originally filed their case in 2004. 

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease while working on a ship, contact the maritime injury lawyers of Williams Kherkher at 1-866-950-9000 to discuss your situation and to determine your legal options.