Destruction of asbestos evidence postponed; New companies join effort to preserve it

Destruction of asbestos evidence postponed; New companies join effort to preserve it

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The planned deletion of asbestos cases is on hold, as companies that say they need that evidence to defend themselves have struck an agreement.Johnson & Johnson and other companies reached a deal with the trusts that pay asbestos claimants to pause the destruction of settled or withdrawn cases on April 23 in Delaware Chancery Court, eight days after those trusts had originally planned to start.In asbestos case…