Magistrate Judge Allows Discovery Of Asbestos Settlement Documents

Mealey's (August 29, 2018, 1:56 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal court lacks jurisdiction over a state court subpoena seeking asbestos-related settlement documents, a defendant told a Louisiana federal judge Aug. 24.  But the company noted that a magistrate judge in same case on Aug. 16 concluded that two other defendants in the case were entitled to very similar discovery, even if the materials would not be admissible at any trial (Callen Dempster v. Lamorak Insurance Co., et al., No. 18-6158, E.D. La.)....