Judge Tosses Utah’s Suit Seeking To Force Trusts To Comply With Investigation

(October 26, 2017, 12:10 PM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s brief attempt at forcing four asbestos trusts to participate in the state’s fraud investigation of the trusts ended Oct. 6 when a state judge dismissed the state’s lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds, and on the merits, saying Utah exceeded its authority and issued investigative demands that are “overbroad” and “intrusive” (State of Utah v. Armstrong World Industries Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust, et al., No. 170901496, Utah 3rd Dist., Salt Lake Co.)....