Bankruptcy, Trust Deals Allowed As Evidence, But Only For Apportioning Damages

Mealey's (September 18, 2020, 9:40 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Defendants in a case over a man's fatal lung cancer can present evidence of settlements he made before dying in asbestos bankruptcy cases and with asbestos trusts in order to calculate damages properly in the present case, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Sept. 16 (Callen Dempster, et al. v. Lamorak Insurance Co., et al., No. 20-95, E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169198)....