On March 19, 2026, the Supreme Court of Kentucky issued its decision in Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams, affirming the duty to prevent take home exposure in asbestos claims on summary judgment. The case arises from a 2016 mesothelioma diagnosis of Vickie Williams, who was adopted by the Baxters in 1967 and lived with them until the mid-1980s. Her father, Ken Baxter, worked for an electrical components manufacturing facility beginning in the late 1960s and was in or around the company’s…
By: Husch Blackwell LLP
By: Husch Blackwell LLP
