By Evan Nelson and James G. Scadden [Editor's Note: Evan Nelson, Esq., is Counsel with Tucker Ellis & West in San Francisco, where he develops and pursues litigation strategies and innovative solutions for the defense of mass tort litigation. James G. Scadden, Esq. is a partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles Environmental/Toxic Tort group at Gordon & Rees LLP.? His practice focuses on defending asbestos personal injury and other toxic exposure cases. Copyright 2007 by the authors. Replies to this commentary are welcome.]Full story on lexis.com : http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%2022-18 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Asb. 1%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss