Judge Denies Plaintiffs' Request for Antedated Judgment

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sources said the San Francisco Superior Court denied all post-trial motions in an asbestos case, including on by the plaintiffs seeking a judgment nunc pro tunc antedating an interim judgment. Cadlo, et al. v. John Crane, et al., No. 412325 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.).

On Sept. 2, the California Superior Court rejected the plaintiffs' contention that the $8 million judgment date should be antedated a week.

The court also denied a defense post-trial motion seeking a reduction of the jury award, based on the fact that the plaintiff died before the judgment in the …