N.Y. Court Denies Summary Judgment Motions by Valve, Pump Defendants in Asbestos Case

NEW YORK –– A New York trial court has declined to award summary judgment to two defendants in an asbestos action, concluding that conflicting evidence had been submitted and a “reasonable juror could determine that plaintiff was exposed to asbestos-containing” products manufactured by either defendant.

The New York Supreme Court for New York County denied both motions for summary judgment in separate Aug. 12 orders.

The underlying claims were asserted by Robert L. Toth, who alleges that he was exposed to asbestos-containing products while working as a sheet metal work at a number of Con Ed powerhouses over a …