N.Y. Appellate Court Clarifies Order Mandating Production of Asbestos-Related Documents from Boiler Defendant

NEW YORK –– A New York appellate court has entered an order clarifying parameters under which an asbestos plaintiff can seek access to documents from boiler defendant Cleaver-Brooks.

In the Nov. 12 order, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, stated that while the defendant must produce all documents that reference asbestos or asbestos-containing products, but not “the entirety of its commercial files.”

Cleaver-Brooks Inc. moved to vacate a set of orders in which it was directed to produce documents, including commercial files, that reference or mention asbestos or asbestos-containing products used in conjunction with its boilers.