Judge Won’t Certify Immediate Appeal In Asbestos Insurance Spat

( August 11, 2025, 5:42 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana said that while an immediate appeal might alleviate the need for trial later this year on claims between a settled asbestos defendant and its insured, the burden posed by any appeal outweighs that of the anticipated one-day trial from which an appeal could be taken....