California's Second Appellate District Joins Other California Courts of Appeals in Upholding Summary Judgment for Equipment Manufacturers in Asbestos Case

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Brent C. Taggart

In Hall v. Warren Pumps LLC, et al., the California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Second Division, held last week that manufacturers of pumps and valves who did not manufacture, sell or distribute asbestos insulation applied to their products are not liable under California law for injuries caused by that insulation. In so holding, the Second Appellate District joins the First Appellate District (Taylor v. Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc.), and the Second Appellate District, Third Division (Merrill v. Leslie Control, Inc.), both of which reached the same conclusions.

Tags:
Trackbacks (0) Links to blogs that reference this article Trackback URL
Comments (0) Read through and enter the discussion with the form at the end
Post A Comment / Question Use this form to add a comment to this entry.







Remember personal info?
Send To A Friend Use this form to send this entry to a friend via email.