Defendants, Amici File Briefs in High Court in Chrysotile Dispute

AUSTIN, Texas -- Defendants seeking a writ of mandamus from Texas' highest court have complied with the court's request to fully brief the issue, reiterating its contention in an April 5 brief that a lower court ruling "throws open the evidentiary gates to any and all general causation." In re: Garlock Sealing Technologies and Georgia-Pacific Corp., No. 06-0881 (Texas Sup. Ct.).

In the Texas Supreme Court filing, defendants Garlock Sealing Technologies and Georgia-Pacific find fault with plaintiffs' epidemiological evidence linking asbestos-related diseases and chrysotile asbestos exposure, and argue that the wrong legal standard for admissibility was used and that non-epidemiological …