Legal Opinion
Williams v. Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of Cal.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided August 23, 2018No. A146060PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Schulman, J.**
*812*228Appellants are the seven adult children of decedent J.D. Williams (Decedent), who died in 2010 of mesothelioma allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos in brakes he purchased from defendant The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of California (Pep Boys), an automotive parts retailer and service provider. In this lawsuit, filed in January 2011, they asserted claims for wrongful death, strict liability, and negligence. The trial court granted Pep Boys' motion for judgment under Code of Civil Procedure section 631.8 on appellants' wrongful death claims on the ground that they were…
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