Floor Tile Manufacturer Granted Summary Judgment on Specific Causation in NYCAL

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Supreme Court of New York, New York County – In this asbestos action, Plaintiff Joseph Murawski alleged that he was exposed to asbestos from tile manufactured by defendant American Biltrite (“the defendant”) from 1963 to 1985. The defendant moved for summary judgment on general and specific causation grounds. First, the court rejected the defendant’s arguments regarding general causation and plaintiff’s smoking history being causative of his mesothelioma….
By: Goldberg Segalla
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