Judge Denies Auto Maker's Motion, Says Plaintiff May Have Been Exposed to Original Parts

NEW YORK - A state court judge in New York has denied an auto maker's motion for summary judgment after finding that the plaintiff showed that he may have been exposed to original asbestos-containing brake parts that were on models that he repaired in the 1960s. Maier v. Daimler Chrysler Corp., et al., No. 117687/03 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty.).

Justice Helen E. Freedman of the New York County Supreme Court issued the ruling Aug. 4, denying a motion for summary judgment filed by DaimlerChrysler Corp. because plaintiff Charles Maier had 'adequately identified' the company for the purpose of …