Unified School District No. 500 v. United States Gypsum Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VAN BEBBER, District Judge.

This case is before the court on the motion (Doc. 278) of defendant W.R. Grace & Co. — Conn. (Grace) for partial summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b). Plaintiffs oppose (Doc. 291) the motion. The motion is denied.

This is a products liability action in which plaintiffs seek damages from defendants Grace, United Gypsum Company, National Gypsum Company, and The Celotex Corporation for the removal and replacement of asbestos-containing building materials. 1 Plaintiffs claim that the defendants sold them asbestos-containing acoustical…