Amici: Causation Ruling Adds To Post-Bankruptcy Wave Spread Of Litigation Targets

(June 22, 2017, 12:08 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Loosening the causation standard in asbestos cases to include safety equipment makers would only draw more cases to California’s already burdened judicial system and is against public policy, amici told a California appeals court May 10 (William and Becky Tyler, et al. v. American Optical Corp., et al., No. B276847, Calif. App., 2nd Dist.)....