Magistrate Judge Finds Access Paramount, Won’t Seal Asbestos Settlement Documents

(October 15, 2024, 9:50 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York largely declined to redact names and amounts from documents related to court approval of a $600,000 settlement of asbestos claims against various talc defendants, saying the approval requires consideration of whether the agreement is fair and reasonable and should be available for public consumption and that nothing warrants redacting attorney fee information....