SB 632 was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Bill Monning (D-Santa Cruz) in February of this year and is sponsored by the Consumer Attorneys of California.

The bill would impose on defense counsel a presumptive seven-hour time limit to complete the deposition of any asbestos plaintiff who meets the requirements generally considered for preferential trial setting in California.

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