The Horwin SV40 Ruling and Its Impact on the Asbestos Litigation
by Kathleen McDonough, Esq.

photo-1About the Author

Kathleen McDonough is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Segal Mc Cambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., which has offices in Austin, Texas; Brighton, Mich.; New York; Philadelphia; and Princeton, N.J. McDonough has been involved as national coordinating counsel for a number of defendants in the asbestos litigation and practices in numerous courts across the country. In addition to toxic torts, her practice includes products liability, medical device, medical malpractice, and insurance defense litigation.

On May 8th, in Horwin v. American Home Products, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California …