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MTR. OF NYC ASBESTOS LITIG.

173 Misc.2d 121 (1997)

660 N.Y.S.2d 803

In the Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation.

Supreme Court, New York County.

May 29, 1997

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, New York City, for plaintiffs. Rubin Baum Levin Constant & Friedman, New York City, for Rapid-American Corporation.

EDWARD H. LEHNER, J.

In the five cases consolidated for trial, two juries were asked to deal with injuries that resulted from exposure to asbestos that occurred, in some cases, over a half century ago. Regrettably, it appears that our legal system has to date been unable (although not through the absence of effort) to resolve the liability aspect of asbestos-related...

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