Asbestos bankruptcy judge denies move by claimants to exclude alleged fraudulent cases from trial

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Asbestos bankruptcy judge denies move by claimants to exclude alleged fraudulent cases from trial

CHARLOTTE - Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer ruled against asbestos lawyers who asked her to exclude 221 case files that Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall offered as evidence of fraud.The lawyers had described the files as salacious.Beyer denied their motion to exclude the files on Jan. 30 for reasons she stated at a hearing.Bestwall claims the files will prove that plaintiffs inflated their recoveries by alleging one set of exposures in private trust…