Judge Allows Discovery Into Successor Status In Asbestos Valves Case

(June 26, 2024, 10:19 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Because the only evidence of whether a company qualifies as the successor-in-interest of another is in the possession of the defendant, its motion to dismiss implicates evidence outside the pleadings and requires limited discovery into the question, a federal judge in Louisiana said in denying a motion....