A San Francisco Superior Court judge who combined two asbestos suits for trial in front of one jury will have to conduct separate trials. In an unpublished ruling, a California appellate court ordered the lower court judge to vacate an order consolidating a living plaintiff's kidney cancer suit with a dead plaintiff's mesothelioma suit. Looking at eight criteria, the appeal court found that only one supported consolidation -- the same attorney represented all the plaintiffs.
November 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A San Francisco Superior Court judge who combined two different asbestos suits for trial in front of the same jury will have to conduct separate trials after all.
In an unpublished ruling (.pdf) issued Friday, the 1st District Court of Appeal ordered Judge Tomar Mason to vacate an order consolidating a living plaintiff’s kidney cancer suit with a dead plaintiff’s mesothelioma suit.
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