New York Asbestos Case Heads To Trial After Justice Denies Summary Judgment

Mealey's (October 12, 2022, 8:36 AM EDT) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — According to the docket, jury selection began in a New York asbestos case on Oct. 11 just five days after the justice said he would consider an expert’s testimony that found sufficient questions about the link between chrysotile asbestos in friction products and mesothelioma to overcome summary judgment and found that the evidence warranted a punitive damages claim....