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  1. August 11, 2017

    Discovery Referee In BASF Fraud Suit Says DQ Unwarranted

    A Ballard Spahr LLP partner tapped to referee discovery in a proposed asbestos fraud class action against BASF Catalysts LLC and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP said Friday he has no involvement in a case involving Cahill Gordon's defense firm and needn't be replaced as special master.

  2. August 09, 2017

    BASF Fights For New Special Master In Asbestos Suit

    BASF Catalysts LLC and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, who have been accused in a proposed class action of conspiring to conceal evidence of asbestos in BASF products, asked a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to appoint a new special discovery master, as lawyers for Cahill also represent the current special master's firm.

  3. June 14, 2017

    CORRECTED: Class Slams BASF's Discovery Demand In Asbestos Suit

    A proposed class accusing BASF Catalysts LLC and its former counsel of concealing evidence in prior asbestos litigation said Tuesday that the recent U.S. Supreme Court case its adversaries are using to bolster their bid for expanded discovery isn’t relevant because the claims arise from state law, not federal law. Correction: An earlier version of this article misidentified the purpose of the class’ June 13 letter.

  4. May 31, 2017

    Asbestos Victims Slam BASF Bid For Sanctions In Fraud Suit

    Lawyers for a proposed class hit back Tuesday in New Jersey federal court against claims they should be sanctioned for actions during discovery in a suit accusing BASF Catalysts LLC and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP of destroying evidence that BASF talc contained asbestos, saying the manufacturer was attempting to improperly extend the scope of the case.

  5. May 02, 2017

    BASF Seeks Sanctions In Asbestos Victims' Spoliation Case

    BASF Catalysts LLC called on a New Jersey federal court Monday to sanction counsel for the plaintiffs in a class action accusing it of conspiring with Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP to destroy evidence and conceal the fact that BASF's products contained asbestos, saying the attorneys' behavior during a recent deposition interfered with the discovery process and BASF's ability to defend itself.

  6. April 06, 2016

    Cahill Can't Dodge Asbestos Victims' Spoliation Claims

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday shut down Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP's efforts to escape a proposed fraud class action accusing it of conspiring with former client BASF to destroy evidence and conceal the fact that the company's products contained asbestos.

  7. March 11, 2016

    3 Spoliation Cases You Should Know

    Once largely confined to litigation focused on physical products, spoliation disputes are now a common feature of complex commercial cases involving lost, destroyed or hidden electronic data, and courts are taking a closer look at the steps litigants take to preserve evidence. Here's three recent spoliation cases you should know.

  8. January 25, 2016

    Cahill Looks To Escape Claims Of Asbestos Doc Destruction

    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and former client BASF Catalysts LLC on Friday urged a New Jersey federal court to dismiss renewed claims that they conspired to destroy evidence related to possible asbestos liability, arguing that the Third Circuit already barred the allegations and that damages were strategically nixed by the proposed class.

  9. July 17, 2015

    Cahill Gordon Hit With Revived Asbestos Doc Destruction Suit

    BASF Catalysts LLC and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP were slapped with renewed allegations on Thursday from a putative class of asbestos claimants who say the two worked to conceal and destroy evidence that the company's talc products contained the carcinogen.

  10. December 12, 2012

    BASF Beats Suit Alleging Fraud In Asbestos Injury Defense

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a putative class action accusing BASF Catalysts LLC and its counsel Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP of scuttling thousands of asbestos injury suits by concealing and destroying evidence revealing that the company's talc products contained the carcinogen.

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