Hernandezcueva v. E.F. Brady Co.

Opinion

MANEELA, J.

— Joel and Jovana Hernandezcueva asserted claims for negligence and strict products liability, together with several related claims, against respondent E.F. Brady Company, Inc. (E.F. Brady), alleging that asbestos-containing products it distributed caused Joel Hernandezcueva’s mesothelioma. At trial, following presentation of the Hernandezcuevas’ casein-chief, the court granted E.F. Brady’s motion for nonsuit on their claim for strict products liability and some related claims. After the jury returned special verdicts against the Hernandezcuevas on their negligence claim,…