New Judge Faces Fallout Of Asbestos Punitives Ruling

By Sindhu Sundar (July 13, 2015, 8:22 PM EDT) -- A New York appellate court recently held that the former judge overseeing the consolidated New York City asbestos litigation didn't overstep her bounds when she allowed punitive damages, putting pressure on the new judge in the case to decide whether and how to implement the controversial remedy....

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