N.Y. Federal Court Follows Principles Outlined in O’Neill Replacement Part Ruling

NEW YORK –– A New York federal judge has awarded summary judgment to Cleaver Brooks and Crane Co. in an asbestos case, in part reiterating that under New York law, a manufacturer cannot be held liable for another manufacturer’s product and that the correct rationale for determining such liability is the stream of commerce test, not the foreseeability test.

According to the Feb. 3 transcript, Judge Katherine B. Forrest of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York stated that she did not intend to issue a written opinion on the ruling and that the transcript …