Judge Sanctions Auto Parts Seller Over Asbestos Discovery Responses

Mealey's (November 7, 2019, 2:21 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — Despite previous warnings about the insufficiency of discovery responses, an automotive parts retailer appears to have made little effort to identify responsive information, a federal judge in a Washington state asbestos action said Nov. 5 in imposing sanctions (Eric Klopman-Baerselman, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 18-5536, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192131)....