Litigation
Dec. 6, 2016
'Take home' exposure to asbestos ruling raises new questions
The issue before the court was whether traditional negligence liability claims should include "household members" who had no direct contact with the premise owner or employer. By Christine D. Calareso and Michael Sandgren
Christine D. Calareso
CMBG3 LawEmail: ccalareso@cmbg3.com
American University Washington COL; Washington DC
Last week, the California Supreme Court published a seminal decision on the issue of "take home" exposure to asbestos. The issue before the court was whether traditional negligence liability claims should include not just those individuals who had direct contact with a premise owner or an employer, but also "household members" who had no direct contact with the premise owner or employer. In resolving...
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