Rich v. Kaiser Gypsum Co.

ROSENBERG, ROBIN L„ Associate Judge.

Abbey Rich, both in her individual capacity and as the personal representative of her late husband’s estate, appeals a final judgment entered by the trial court after a jury found that the defendants were not liable for injuries her husband, Fred Rich, suffered as a result of contracting mesothelioma.1 She raises five issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred by allowing the defendants to use the former testimony of unavailable witnesses without establishing that the Riches, or their predecessors in interest, were afforded an opportunity to examine the…