Legal Opinion
Hockler v. William Powell Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 9, 2015No. 14981 190235/13PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sherry Klein Heitler, J.), entered October 23, 2014, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted, and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.
Plaintiff alleges that he developed peritoneal mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos in the course of work he did in the 1980s dismantling and salvaging scrap metal from, among other things, the steam systems in vacant buildings. Defendant, The William Powell…
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