New York Top Court Hears Dust Up Over Asbestos Causation Standard

Mealey's (October 17, 2018, 1:34 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A trial judge applied a causation standard no one in the mainstream scientific community would adopt while setting aside an $11 million asbestos verdict, plaintiffs told the New York Appeals Court during Oct. 16 oral arguments; but in striking back, defendant Ford Motor Co. said the plaintiffs should have to produce more than simple evidence of dust to prove causation (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, Mary Juni, etc. v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co., et al., No. APL-2017-00114, N.Y. App.)....