Judge: Kentucky Rules Don’t Permit Additional Defendants In Asbestos Action

Mealey's (January 11, 2022, 10:39 AM EST) -- BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — An asbestos defendant failed in its attempt to get a quartet of bankruptcy companies or their trust added to the action after a federal judge said Dec. 22 that Kentucky law does not permit the addition of parties simply for the purposes of having them listed on the verdict sheet for apportionment purposes....