The U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, at
Tacoma, denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss and for summary
judgment in a case involving asbestos styled Ashland Inc.,
Plaintiff v. Leo H. Long, Jr., et al., Defendants.
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