Vermeulen v. Superior Court

Opinion

HANING, J.—These consolidated petitions for writ of mandate seek review of pretrial evidentiary rulings made in the Alameda County Complex Asbestos Litigation cases.1 The challenged evidentiary rulings consist of *1196three general orders issued pursuant to section 19 of the Standards of Judicial Administration,2 and are generally applicable to approximately 2,000 cases wherein the plaintiffs are seeking damages for personal injuries or wrongful death resulting from use of or exposure to asbestos products.

We initially denied both petitions, primarily because of the state of the record. By…