Legal Opinion Letters

January 31, 2003

Legal Opinion Letters

State Court Asbestos Rulings Provide Guidance To Congress

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By John S. Stadler, Counsel in the Boston office of the law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, discusses procedural rulings by two state judges which brings efficiency and fairness to class action asbestos lawsuits.

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