Letter Briefs Focus On Asbestos-Talc Causation Expert, Hearing Details

Mealey's (December 12, 2022, 3:58 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — In letter briefing, a consumer asbestos-talc defendant tells a federal judge in New York that a plaintiff misrepresents expert testimony in response to privacy arguments involving a study about causation and exposure to talc; a magistrate judge then on Dec. 9 granted a request for a video conference hearing over objections of the plaintiff, who argued that the company intended to produce undisclosed documents in an effort at surprise....