Judge: Time, ‘Dizzying Array’ Of Lawyers Explain Asbestos Testimony Issues

Mealey's (October 26, 2022, 1:44 PM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — Any lack of clarity in a co-worker’s testimony about work around asbestos can be explained by the passage of time since the events in question and the nature of the deposition, which included a “dizzying array of attorneys, who repeatedly interrupted each other (and Mr. Becnel), bickered, and even admitted to ‘jumping around’ and asking ‘poor question[s],’” a federal judge in Louisiana said in denying summary judgment....