Plaintiff's decedent, Mason South, and plaintiff, South's wife, commenced this action alleging that South's mesothelioma resulted from his exposure to asbestos during his 37-year career in the Merchant Marine. They claimed that defendant Texaco manufactured, produced, sold, supplied, merchandised and/or distributed asbestos-containing products that were located on the ships South worked on. The claims were brought under the Jones Act (46 USC § 30104 et seq.)....
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