Cahill Gordon & Reindel once again faces a putative class action that alleges it conspired with a client to destroy and conceal evidence in an effort to subvert asbestos suits brought in state courts throughout the U.S.

A precedential Sept. 3 ruling by the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Williams v. BASF Catalysts partly overturned a lower court decision that had thrown out the case in its entirety.