Reeser v. NGK North American, Inc.

OPINION BY

FREEDBERG, J.:

This matter is before the Court on Sharon Reeser’s appeal 1 from the order entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on September 29, 2008, granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Spotts, Stevens & McCoy, Inc (“SSM”). We affirm.

This matter arises in relation to the operation of a beryllium 2 plant in Reading, Pennsylvania. Appellant lived in locations between .16 and 5.5 miles from the plant for over fifty years. She contends that she developed chronic beryllium disease (“CBD”) as a result of exposure to beryllium particulate emitted from the…