Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Firm Challenges Defense Letter to NYC Court on CMOs

NEW YORK –– A firm representing asbestos plaintiffs in New York City has asked a trial court to disregard a recent letter sent by the defendants detailing protocols for punitive damages and bankruptcy trust claim disclosures in other asbestos-related Case Management Orders, saying that the filing exploits the court’s recent request to submit such documentation.

In a July 8 letter, Weitz and Luxenberg asked the New York Supreme Court for New York County to return the defendants’ brief and “ignore its content,” arguing that it is a “wholly unauthorized, post-argument, surreply brief.”

“While this Court had requested Case Management Orders …