West Virginia Enacts Legislation Targeting Over Naming Of Asbestos Defendants

(April 16, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on April 15 signed into law legislation requiring asbestos plaintiffs swiftly produce a sworn affidavit laying out the basis for the claims against each defendant in a move that proponents hope will reduce the number of defendants named in such lawsuits....

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