Does a defendant have a burden to prove that their product was not a contributory factor in a plaintiff's asbestos-related injury?

"New York", United States of America

The following excerpt is from Love v. Aerco Int'l, Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op 30332 (U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2021):

defendant has failed to meet its burden to show that its product could not have contributed to the causation of plaintiff's asbestos-related injuries (In re New York City Asbestos Litig.: DiSalvo v. A.O. Smith Water Prods., 123 AD3d 498, 499 [1st Dept 2014]).

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