MATTER OF NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIG.

7991N, 107211/08, 190078/08, 190070/11.

99 A.D.3d 410 (2012)

951 N.Y.S.2d 154

2012 NY Slip Op 6551

In the Matter of NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION. LAWRENCE BERNARD et al., Respondents, v. BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES CORP. et al., Defendants, and COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, Appellant. LORI KONOPKA-SAUER et al., Respondents, v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, Appellant. ARLENE FEINBERG et al., Respondents, v. COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY, Appellant, et al., Defendant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

October 2, 2012.


Plaintiffs attempt to hold defendant Colgate-Palmolive liable for the alleged presence of mesothelioma-causing asbestos in the consumer cosmetic talcum powder product called "Cashmere Bouquet." The IAS court providently exercised its discretion in consolidating these actions for joint trial, as they involve common questions of law and fact (see CPLR 602 [a]; Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig. [Brooklyn Nav. Shipyard Cases], 188 A.D.2d 214...

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