Mealey's (August 10, 2015, 9:54 AM EDT) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Plaintiffs in seven asbestos cases are entitled to discovery only of a defendant’s contacts in a jurisdiction, and not of myriad former entities with no presence in the state, a Rhode Island judge held July 16 (Robert Bazor and Kay Bazor v. Abex Corp., No. PC 10-3965, Marthanne Stefanko, et al. v. Adience Co. L.P., et al., No. PC 11-2352, Ronald Burdick, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. PC 11-3431, Dennis Baumgartner and Gail Baumgartner v. American Standard Inc., et al., No. PC 13-4151, Beverly Taylor, et al. v. American Standard Inc., et al., No. PC 14-1464, Mark Costello and Theresa Costello v. AGCO Corp., et al., No. PC 14-3741, Carol Winchester and Daniel Winchester v. American Biltrite Inc., et al., No. PC 14-4697, R.I. Super., Providence Plantation; 2015 R.I. Super. LEXIS 85)....