Colgate, Asbestos-Talc Plaintiff Face Off About Genetics, Expert Testimony

(February 7, 2024, 8:53 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — After a plaintiff moved to exclude argument about why she didn’t undergo genetic testing and what her genetics might mean for her mesothelioma, an asbestos-talc defendant filed its own motion seeking to exclude what it termed unreliable non-witness expert testimony that it says the plaintiff hopes to introduce into the case through the “backdoor.”...