Plaintiffs: Judge Must Reconsider Bare-Metal Rulings After 3rd Circuit Actions

Mealey's (May 20, 2016, 2:02 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Recent Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case law requires the judge overseeing the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation reconsider his ruling granting three defendants summary judgment on maritime negligence claims arising in a renal cancer case, plaintiffs argue in May 19 motions (Leroy J. Mortimer and Cheryl Mortimer v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., No. MDL 875, 13-4169, E.D. Pa.)....