Mealey's (December 21, 2015, 12:58 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A ruling allowing follow-up discovery applied only new evidence obtained from a party who had not participated in the litigation, a federal magistrate judge held Dec. 18 (Marguerite MacQueen, et al. v. Union Carbide Corp., No. 13-831, D. Del.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169747).

(Opinion available. Document #01-160106-007Z.)

Marguerite MacQueen sued numerous companies whose conduct allegedly caused the death of David MacQueen. David MacQueen allegedly died after occupational asbestos exposure.

The court scheduled the deadline final discovery requests as Sept. 1, 2014. After...