Justice Stays, Severs Claims Against Insolvent Insurer In Asbestos Coverage Row

(March 11, 2024, 4:42 PM EDT) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York state court justice granted a stay and severed proceedings as to the insured of an insolvent insurer in an estate’s asbestos liability case filed against numerous parties involved in the manufacture and distribution of asbestos-containing products, finding that the claims against the other defendants may go forward without causing undue burden to the estate of the decedent....