Judge Admits Only General Causation Opinions; Ford Escapes Asbestos Case

Mealey's (March 31, 2023, 8:36 AM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — Two experts’ opinions on general causation in an automotive friction products asbestos case would assist a jury and are admissible against three defendants, but the exclusion of one expert’s specific causation testimony leaves the plaintiff with nothing on which to prevent summary judgment in favor of Ford Motor Co., a federal judge in Utah said....