Out-of-State Counsel Sanctioned $5,000 by Delaware Asbestos Judge

WILMINGTON, Del. — The judge overseeing Delaware’s asbestos docket has sanctioned an out-of-state defense attorney for waiting until the eve of trial to object to the timeliness of a critical expert report that plaintiffs submitted late based on an agreement reached with opposing counsel. In re Asbestos Litigation Michael Galliher, No. 10C-10-315 (Del. Super. Ct., New Castle Cty.).

In a May 9 letter opinion, New Castle County Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins stated his reasons for assessing a $5,000 sanction against counsel for R.T. Vanderbilt, a New York company that mined and processed talc allegedly responsible for causing plaintiff …