Judge Lifts Protective Order Shielding Link Between Asbestos-Talc Study, Case

Mealey's (October 7, 2022, 8:33 AM EDT) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — A judge unsealed a ruling finding that Daubert and fairness concerns warranted vacating a protective order precluding the release of evidence linking the decedent in a case to a study allegedly involving exposure to asbestos only through talc while expressing concern over the contradiction between the study and workers’ compensation claims alleging other exposures....