NYC Asbestos Defendants Threaten to Withdraw Support of CMO if Punitive Damages are Reinstated

NEW YORK –– Defendants involved in New York City’s coordinated asbestos docket have threatened to withdraw their consent to the Case Management Order and Special Master if the court grants recent attempts by the plaintiffs to reinstate punitive damages.

In Oct. 31 motions filed in the New York Supreme Court for New York County, the defendants argue that the plaintiffs’ request would “erode the efficacy of the CMO.”

In March, the plaintiffs involved in the coordinated New York City asbestos litigation asked the court to end the deferral on punitive damages, saying that Section XVII of the docket’s CMO, implemented …