Family Says Routine Asbestos Ruling, Case Setup Don’t Warrant Review

(August 16, 2024, 1:07 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — An appeals court ruling simply evaluated the facts of a no-evidence motion for summary judgment and did not create a new causation standard for asbestosis cases despite a petitioner’s “chicken-little” misrepresentation of the case, and given the disease’s unique circumstances, the court should not attempt to grapple with any causation question without a more developed record, a family tells the Texas Supreme Court in urging it to deny review....