California Supreme Court
Dec. 13, 2016
We need more asbestos trust transparency after court ruling
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in a pair of cases that raised the issue of whether asbestos defendants had a duty toward family and household members of the worker exposed to asbestos. By Kim Stone
Kim Stone
President
California Civil Justice Association of California
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in the cases of Kesner v. Superior Court and Haver v. BNSF Railway Company, 2016 DJDAR 11907 (Dec. 1, 2016), both of which raised the issue of whether asbestos defendants had a duty toward family and household members of the worker exposed to asbestos.
The court held that both employers and premises owners owe a duty of care toward h...
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