Judge Sets Hearing On Motion To Strike Asbestos Expert

Mealey's (May 25, 2023, 10:21 AM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana set a June 9 hearing on a railway’s motion to strike an expert report stemming from a Libby, Mont., asbestos case.  But in a response filed May 2, the plaintiff says that while seemingly boilerplate, the report is the result of expert Barry Castleman’s nearly four decades of experience with asbestos and the railroad industry....