I would say “probably not”. First, as anecdata, I was a plaintiff’s attorney for asbestosis/mesothelioma sufferers and every client I had was whip-smart. Other

I would say “probably not”. First, as anecdata, I was a plaintiff’s attorney for asbestosis/mesothelioma sufferers and every client I had was whip-smart. Other than being older and having concomitant capacities they were very sharp. More tellingly, we (attorneys) scoured medical literature for any and all possible claims against asbestos manufacturers, and I never once saw a claim related to diminished intellectual capacity. If there was even a skosh of evidence somewhere in that regard some attorney would have found it and figured out how to add it to a lawsuit. Edit: a word