John Crane Says Law Firm’s Arguments For Dismissal Don’t Hold Water

Mealey's (November 15, 2016, 8:03 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — Asbestos personal injury law firm Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett provides no basis in three motions for an Illinois federal court to dismiss fraud, conspiracy and racketeering allegations leveled by John Crane Inc. (JCI), and the claims are sufficiently pleaded to survive the motions, JCI says in a Nov. 11 response brief (John Crane Inc. v. Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, et al., No. 16-5918, N.D. Ill.)....