Hospital Says Burden, Third-Party Status Warranted Quashing Asbestos Subpoena

(February 13, 2024, 2:44 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — Third-party subpoenas fall under a higher standard that an asbestos defendant cannot meet given the evidence’s marginal relationship to the case, a hospital told the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 12, also arguing that the burden that disclosing anonymous study participants would impose supports a trial court’s decision to quash the subpoena....