Aug 10, 2010
Order Tossing Expert Grabs Attention in Asbestos Case
An order from a Georgia judge throwing out an expert witness and the asbestos suit his testimony was going to support have defense attorneys celebrating and plaintiffs lawyers bearing down for an appellate battle. The judge barred the testimony of a pathologist, saying that the doctor’s opinion that any asbestos exposure causes injury “is not practically testable and has not been tested.” Lawyers who defend companies from asbestos cases predicted the decision could influence other judges around the state.