BASF Corporation and its former lawyers at Cahill Gordon & Reindel won a resounding victory on Wednesday as a federal judge dismissed a purported class action that accused them of suppressing and destroying evidence in connection with thousands of asbestos suits.
In a 41-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler in Newark struck a suit brought by six plaintiffs representing deceased individuals who were allegedly exposed to asbestos while working for Englehard Corporation, a company that was acquired by BASF’s Catalysts division in 2006.
