In RE: ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (NO. VI). Roberta G. Devries, Administratrix of the Estate of John B. Devries, Deceased, and Widow in Her Own Right, Appellant in 16-2602. in Re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI). Shirley McAfee, Executrix of the Estate of Kenneth McAfee, Deceased, and Widow in Her Own Right, Appellant in 16-2669

OPINION OF THE COURT VANASKIE, Circuit Judge These asbestos cases involve the availability of the “bare-metal defense” under maritime law. The defense’s basic idea is that a manufacturer who, delivers a product “bare metal”—that is without the insulation or other material that must be added for the product’s proper operation—is not generally liable for