Defendants in Cosmetic Asbestos Talc Case File Notice of Appeal, Contest Decision Keeping Case in N.Y.

NEW YORK –– Defendants in an asbestos cosmetic talcum powder case have filed a notice of appeal, contesting a court order denying a transfer of the claims to England.

Defendants Pfizer Inc. and Coty Inc. filed the notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department on Sept. 7. In a pre-argument statement filed the same day, the defendants argued that the court “misapprehended the facts and misapplied the law in denying” the defendants’ motion to dismiss.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Diana Pyle, contending that her …