80 South Eighth Street Ltd. Partnership v. Carey-Canada, Inc.

KEITH, Chief Justice.

The Federal District Court of Minnesota has certified to this court three questions of law:

1. Whether the economic loss doctrine as set forth in Superwood Corp. v. Siempelkamp Corp., 311 N.W.2d 159 (Minn.1981), and Hapka v. Paquin Farms, 458 N.W.2d 683 (Minn.1990), bars the owner of a building with asbestos-containing fireproofing from suing the manufacturer of the fireproofing under the tort theories of negligence and strict liability for the costs of maintenance, removal and replacement of the fireproofing?

2. If the economic loss doctrine as set forth in Hapka would bar…