Judge Grants Motion To Respond In Asbestos Suit Against Insurer, Manufacturer

Mealey's (July 26, 2022, 10:28 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — After plaintiffs in an asbestos lung cancer suit moved to respond to an asbestos product manufacturer’s motion in limine and motion to exclude alleged “flawed data” in a suit against insolvent insurers, companies they insured and other related defendants, asserting that the manufacturer’s purported motion to exclude “only a portion of a written document” violates the Federal Rules of Evidence, a Louisiana federal judge on July 22 granted the plaintiffs’ motion....