In Re Asbestos Litigation, Sherman, 01-0696 (2002)

DECISION ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

In the above captioned asbestos litigation matter, Plaintiff James Sherman seeks to examine certain business records kept by Defendant Eastern Refractories Corporation, Inc. (ERCO).

Plaintiff Sherman filed suit against several manufacturers and distributors of products containing asbestos to which he claims he was exposed over the course of his career. Among the places where Plaintiff Sherman worked with these asbestos-laden materials was Ciba-Geigy (CG), a manufacturing facility located in Rhode Island. Defendant ERCO…