Perspective
Apr. 16, 2015
Transparency in asbestos litigation
Assembly Bill 597, would require that plaintiffs in the asbestos litigation disclose relevant information with respect to any asbestos trusts against which they have or could in the future pursue a claim. By John G. Cowperthwaite
The Asbestos Tort Claim Trust Transparency Act, California Assembly Bill 597, would, among other things, require that plaintiffs in the asbestos litigation disclose relevant information with respect to any asbestos trusts against which they have or could in the future pursue a claim.
The bill is a response to the recent federal bankruptcy court decision, In re Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, 504 BR. 71 (2014), where th...
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