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Environmental

Sep. 30, 2006

Proposed Procedural Changes in Asbestos Cases Raise Alarm

SAN FRANCISCO - The plaintiffs' as well as the defense bar are up in arms over proposed changes to procedures in how asbestos cases are handled in San Francisco County Superior Court, and attorneys have filed hundreds of briefs outlining their objections.

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The plaintiffs' as well as the defense bar are up in arms over proposed changes to procedures in how asbestos cases are handled in San Francisco County Superior Court, and attorneys have filed hundreds of briefs outlining their objections.
      Presiding Judge Robert Dondero said the suggested changes to the general order...

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