Berg v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Filed 10/28/19; Certified for publication 11/26/19 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE RICHARD BERG et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A154245 v. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. RG17849298) Defendant and Respondent. After he developed mesothelioma, plaintiff Richard Berg and his wife sued Colgate-Palmolive Company, whose predecessor, the Mennen Company, manufactured a shave talc he used decades earlier. The trial court granted summary judgment to Colgate, concluding that plaintiffs failed to create…