New York Court Splits 20 Asbestos Cases into 3 Groups for Trial

NEW YORK –– Twenty-two asbestos cases slated for trial will be tried in three groups, according to a New York court, which split the cases into categories of lung cancer claims, mesothelioma claims from naval exposure and mesothelioma claims without naval exposure. In re: New York City Asbestos Litigation, No. 190181/2011 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty.).

In the Aug. 7 order, Judge Paul G. Feinman of the New York Supreme Court for New York County ordered the first group of seven lung cancer cases to trial on Sept. 10.

The plaintiffs moved the court for an order to …