Despite Discovery Delays, Magistrate Judge Won’t Sanction Asbestos Trust Doctor

Mealey's (April 29, 2022, 12:22 PM EDT) -- JACKSON, Miss. — A federal magistrate judge on April 7 declined to award sanctions for an asbestos screener’s failure to timely produce documents in his suit against an asbestos bankruptcy trust auditor, saying that while the reasons for delay were not compelling, there was no real prejudice....