In Re New York City Asbestos Litigation - ATRA

In Re New York City Asbestos Litigation

| October 19, 2017

(NY, filed October 6, 2017): Arguing that if the court does not vacate the new CMO, it should, at a minimum, modify it to continue the longstanding deferral of punitive damages claims. It also should modify the CMO to require plaintiffs to file all eligible asbestos trust claims early in the discovery process and specify that trust claims materials are admissible.

Court ruled against ATRA's position On March 22, 2018, the court ruled against ATRA’s position and upheld the current Case Management Order.

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