Real-Time Court Decisions and Other Developments in Asbestos Litigation.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, March 19, 2021 Plaintiffs Thomas Toy, Jr. and Agnes Toy allege that Mr. Toy developed malignant mesothelioma and later died from exposure to asbestos-containing products or equipment that the defendants manufactured or supplied. The defendants removed this action to federal court, which set forth a case …
U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California, February 10, 2021 The defendants’ motion for summary judgment was before the court. The court denied the motion finding several genuine issues of material fact remained unresolved. First, the court found it was disputed as to whether exposure to defendants’ products was a “substantial factor in …
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division One, January 27, 2021 This matter was filed after the plaintiff, Norris Morgan, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December 2017. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was exposed to asbestos at construction jobsites where he worked in the 1970s and 1980s, including as a construction superintendent from 1979 …
Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Three, December 11, 2020 The heirs of decedent Richard Booker filed suit, alleging that Booker developed fatal mesothelioma from his exposure to defendants’ asbestos-containing products. The plaintiffs settled with most of the defendants, and a trial was held against the two remaining defendants, Vanderbilt Minerals LLC …
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three, November 19, 2020 The plaintiff, Alfred Mata, alleged he developed mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure. Alfred’s father, Francisco, worked as a serviceman for Park Water from 1970 until 1989. Francisco’s responsibility of cutting water pipes with a power saw caused visible dust to …
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven, October 28, 2020 Houshang Sabetian and his wife, Soraya, (the plaintiffs) filed this action on March 28, 2018 alleging causes of action for negligence, strict liability, premises liability, negligent joint venture, alter ego, and loss of consortium. The complaint alleged Houshang contracted mesothelioma caused by exposure …
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California The plaintiff, Christopher Clarke, alleged he was diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of his alleged exposure to asbestos while serving as a Machinist Mate for the United States Navy from 1962 to 1981. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that he was exposed to asbestos from replacing …
United States District Court for the Northern District of California In the instant complaint, the plaintiffs allege that Ronald Viale used, handled, or was otherwise exposed to asbestos and asbestos containing products provided by or manufactured by the defendants, that he contracted the terminal cancer, mesothelioma as a result of such exposure, and that, in July 2018, …
Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, June 29, 2020 In Estes v. Eaton Corp., 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 594, the Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District reversed an order granting a new trial, and affirmed a defense verdict for Eaton Corporation. In this case, the jury heard the trial court case, …
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven, June 24, 2020 In December 2011, the plaintiff, Jovana Collantes, and the decedent, Joel Hernandezcueva, filed a lawsuit against numerous defendants arising from the decedent’s alleged exposure to asbestos while employed as a janitor at a large complex occupied by Fluor Corporation (the Fluor Complex) from 1992 …