Legal Opinion
Kimberlee Williams v. BASF Catalysts LLC
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 3, 2014No. 13-1089PublishedCited by 340 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
This putative class action lawsuit alleges that BASF Catalysts LLC and Cahill Gordon & Reindel conspired to prevent thousands of asbestos-injury victims from obtaining fair tort recoveries for their injuries. Decades ago, BASF’s predecessor, Engelhard Corp, discovered that its talc products . contained disease-causing asbestos. Plaintiffs allege that, rather than confront the consequences of this discovery, Engelhard, with the help of its attorneys from Cahill, elected to pursue a strategy of denial and deceit. According to the complaint, Engelhard and Cahill…
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