Court Seeks Response To Nonparty’s Sanction Request In Dismissed Asbestos Case

( April 23, 2025, 9:10 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Dismissal of an asbestos-talc action does not moot a request for attorney fees as a sanction for repeated subpoenas and litigation against a third party, a New York federal magistrate judge said in ordering asbestos-talc defendant American International Industries (AII) to respond to a hospital operator’s motion....