Legal Opinion
Melendrez v. Ameron International Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 17, 2015No. B256928, B259423PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, J.
For approximately 24 years, Lario Melendrez worked for defendant and respondent Ameron International Corporation, where he was exposed to asbestos in the manufacture of Ameron’s Bondstrand pipe products. In 2011, he died of asbestos-related mesothelioma. His survivors, plaintiffs and appellants Mary Melendrez, individually and as personal representative of Melendrez’s estate, Mario Melendrez, Phillip Melendrez, David Melendrez, and Veronica Pueyo (collectively plaintiffs), filed a complaint for wrongful death against Ameron, alleging that in addition to his workplace…
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