Parties To Asbestos Case Debate ‘Doom’s Day Gene’ In Summary Judgment Briefing

( May 14, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A health care provider urged a California judge to sever or bifurcate the medical causation issue in an asbestos case where the parties are debating whether a plaintiff doctor’s genetic mutations are the sole undisputed cause of her mesothelioma or only potentially contributed to it.  The plaintiffs filed a reservation of right to file motions in limine challenging the defendant’s experts....