Asbestos MDL Defendants Call for the Dismissal of Thousands of Cases

PHILADELPHIA -- Defendants involved in the federal asbestos MDL have called for the dismissal of tens of thousands of asbestos cases, saying that they are based on fraudulent diagnoses. In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 875 (E.D. Pa.).

The June 8 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania submits an affidavit by Richard Levine, M.D., discrediting more than 13,000 asbestos diagnoses, saying that 'Any person who purports to rely upon my 'B' read or resulting report as a diagnosis of asbestosis or silicosis is wrong and does so without my authorization.'

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