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The NAM filed an amicus brief urging the Delaware Supreme Court to affirm the lower court’s ruling in an asbestos litigation regarding manufacturer liability for take-home exposure to asbestos. The plaintiffs argued that employers and premises owners owed a duty of care to warn the family members of workers exposed to asbestos through contact with occupationally exposed workers or their clothing. Allowing such a claim could bring a flood of claims, and manufacturers have limited options to warn those third parties. The NAM’s brief explained that manufacturers are too far removed to have a duty to warn such remote parties. Unfortunately, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed recent precedent by holding that employers can be liable for take-home asbestos exposures.