Justice Orders Discovery Into Jurisdiction Over Asbestos Brewery Filters Case

(January 9, 2018, 10:57 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — New York lacks jurisdiction over asbestos claims against an out-of-state jewelry-making products company, but further discovery is needed into whether the plaintiff was exposed to filters at breweries in the state, a justice held in a pair of opinions posted Dec. 27 (Richard S. Trumbull, et al. Adience Inc., et al., No. 190084/2016, N.Y. Sup., New York Co., 2017 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 5069, 2017 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 5059)....