Supreme Court grants certiorari to review Third Circuit maritime asbestos-liability ruling

The Supreme Court today granted certiorari in Air & Liquid Systems v. Devries, No. 17-1104. This case comes from the Third Circuit, where it was captioned In re: Asbestos Prods. Liability Litig (No. VI). The Third Circuit opinion is here, my summary is here. The gist is whether maritime law recognizes a “bare metal” defense against liability from asbestos injuries for a manufacturer who delivered a product before its asbestos was added.