Oral Arguments Set in Non-Employee Duty of Care Dispute

NEW YORK -- Oral arguments have been set for the fall in the appeal of a decision in which a New York state court reversed summary judgment and determined that the N.Y. Port Authority owed a duty of care to a woman alleging asbestos exposure by way of her husband's clothing. Holdampf, et al. v. ACandS, et al., No. 3478/04 (N.Y. Ct. App.).

Sources indicated that the New York Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments on Sept. 13.

On April 4, several coalitions filed an amicus curiae brief urging the state's highest court to affirm the original …