Epidemiologist’s Data Stays With Debtor For Estimation Proceeding, Judge Rules

Mealey's (September 7, 2022, 10:59 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An epidemiologist cannot “claw back” a data file he produced for Chapter 11 debtor Bestwall LLC to use in its asbestos liability bankruptcy proceeding because he failed to show that the file is privileged or protected against disclosure, a California federal judge held Sept. 6 in a miscellaneous case filed by Bestwall....