Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County – In this asbestos action, plaintiffs seek to join the Munna and LaMonica cases for joint trial. First, the court noted that the NYCAL CMO provides that two cases may be joined for joint trial if the plaintiffs can meet the Malcolm factors. However, the plaintiffs do not need to meet all of the factors for the court to join the cases for trial. The Malcolm factors include……
By: Goldberg Segalla
By: Goldberg Segalla