Knowledge, Lack Of Objection Save Asbestos Judgment, New York Justice Says

Mealey's ( February 3, 2023, 1:01 PM EST) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — An asbestos defendant with potential third-party claims against the former employer of a man who died after a verdict but before entry of judgment never objected to a proposed $634,101.89 judgment and knew at the time that the plaintiff and the former employer resolved their dispute, a New York justice said in an opinion denying a motion to vacate the judgment....