Judge Won’t Reconsider Expert, Asbestos Settlement Exclusion Rulings

Mealey's (March 9, 2021, 9:39 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A court properly excluded testimony regarding the dangers of tobacco use because defendants in an asbestos case presented nothing supporting the expert’s methodology, and the parties’ agreement makes reconsidering a ruling on the applicability of settlement documents unnecessary, a federal judge in Louisiana said March 4 in denying two motions....