Justice: Talc Case Lacks New York City Anchor For In Extremis Inclusion

(February 21, 2017, 12:27 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — An asbestos-tainted talc case is not entitled to inclusion in the court’s trial preference system because the mere allegation of exposure — absent a link to a product or defendant — provides no anchor to New York City, a New York justice held Feb. 3 (In Re:  Leslie Fogel and Catherine Fogel v. American International Industries for Clubman, et al., No. 190093/2016, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.)....

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