N.Y. State Court Refuses to Rehear Decision in Replacement Parts Dispute

SYRACUSE, N.Y. –– A New York trial court has denied motions by plaintiffs in two asbestos cases to reargue a decision awarding summary judgment to Crane Co., reiterating that the defendant could not be held liable for asbestos-containing replacement parts it did not manufacture or sell. Egelston, et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 2011-1038; Jones v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. 2010-3265 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Onondaga Cty.).

In separate one-page orders issued Jan. 2, the N.Y. Supreme Court for Oneida County said that the “plaintiff’s motion for leave to reargue is, in all respects, …