CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A man has successfully shown that his employer can be held liable for his wife's mesothelioma by alleging that it knew or should have known that his wife was at danger of being exposed to asbestos, that the substance is hazardous and that the company failed to take appropriate safety precautions, a Virginia judge held Sept. 11 (David B. Mitchell, executor of the estate of Constance P. Mitchell v. E.I. DuPont De Demours and Co., et al., No. CL05-251, Va. Cir., Charlottesville).Full story on lexis.com : http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%2022-17 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Asb. 3%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss