Judge Orders Briefs On Return Of Talc Bottles, Asbestos Plaintiff’s Use

(December 6, 2023, 2:38 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Parties must brief why a state court ruling in a separate case ordering the return of two bottles of talc produced in discovery does not violate the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, and plaintiff Brian Gref should explain what he intends to do with the bottles after receiving them and why the court should not consider the evidence spoliated if the bottles are used as evidence in the separate case, a federal magistrate judge in New York said Dec. 5....