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 contributing to the aggregate dose of asbestos the . . . decedent inhaled or ingested.” The court concluded a reasonable fact-finder could conclude the plaintiff worked with Cutler-Hammer motor controllers …
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