Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Pacific Mechanical Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 23, 1995No. A066817PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KING, J.
In this case we hold that recent statutory amendments adopted the burden-shifting characteristics of federal law for California summary judgment motions.
William Hunter has sued multiple defendants, including asbestos manufacturers, asbestos installers, premises owners and others, alleging injuries resulting from his occupational exposure to asbestos. The court granted summary judgment for one of the defendants, Pacific Mechanical Corporation (PMC), based on an absence of evidence supporting Hunter’s allegation that he was exposed to asbestos-related activities engaged in by PMC…
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