In Re Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation

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• holding that fault should not be apportioned to a defendant against whom “no case had been proven”
• to fully compensate plaintiffs, New York General Obligations Law holds non-settling defendants jointly and severally liable for damages attributable to unreachable defendants
• to fully compensate plaintiffs, New York General Obligations Law holds non-settling defendants jointly and severally liable for damages attributable to unreachable defendants
• “[a]bsent strong evidence that the New York Court of Appeals would decide the issue differently, rulings of the intermediate state appellate courts are particularly persuasive evidence of state law”
• appointment of expert panel to advise schools, students and parents on special needs education
• describing when certification of questions by federal courts is appropriate

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