Court Affirms Asbestos Premises Decision, Finds IBM Exercised No Control over Property

NEW YORK - A New York appeals court has upheld an award of summary judgment to IBM, Inc. after finding that there was no evidence of any issue of fact as to whether the company exercised control over a work site where a laborer claimed he was exposed to asbestos. Mazzocchi, et al. v. International Business Machines, Inc., et al., No. 1010, 1011 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., App. Div.).

In a brief decision issued May 9, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, ruled that the trial court was correct in dismissing the complaint filed against IBM under the …