U.S., Railway Battle Over Privacy In Libby, Mont., Asbestos-Screening Lawsuit

Mealey's (May 6, 2022, 2:26 PM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — The United States on April 21 told a judge that federal law protects private Medicare and Social Security information and argued that the information would become relevant to a railway’s case against a Libby, Mont., asbestos screening company only in the event that the court awarded damages.  But in an April 28 reply in support of its second motion to compel, the railway said any privacy issues can be remedied by subjecting the relevant evidence to an existing protective order....