( June 16, 2026, 12:19 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — While acknowledging defendants’ contention that a mesothelioma sufferer lacked the mental capacity to testify about products with which he worked decades ago, a Louisiana federal judge said the cost and delay associated with excluding the man’s affidavit warrants denying the motion to exclude as well as a motion by the plaintiffs to rule on the admissibility of the affidavit....