THE LAW firm Weitz & Luxenberg yesterday accused asbestos industry lawyers of making “baseless” allegations as part of a “scorched earth” campaign against the firm and other prominent players in the asbestos plaintiffs’ bar.

Responding to allegations made last month that the firm used a New York County Supreme Court clerk to backdate expired claims against the industry, lawyers for the firm filed papers in the Southern District of New York asking Judge Robert W. Sweet to throw out the complaint.

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