New York Justice:  Burnham Stuck With Failure-To-Warn, Punitive Damage Claims

Mealey's (April 20, 2020, 1:46 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Allegations that a boilermaker included asbestos in its products, specified its use in replacement parts and knew of the dangers the material presented but never acted on them support failure-to-warn and punitive damages claims, a New York justice held in an opinion posted April 16, matching eight previous opinions he issued in March (John M. Moore v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co., et al., No. 190054/2017, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.)....