Legal Opinion
McCann v. Foster Wheeler LLC
California Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 2010No. S162435PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, C. J.
This case presents a choice-of-law issue arising in a lawsuit filed by plaintiff Terry McCann (plaintiff) to recover damages for an illness, mesothelioma, allegedly caused by his exposure to asbestos. Although the complaint seeks recovery from numerous defendants, the issue before us relates solely to the potential liability of a single defendant, Foster Wheeler LLC (Foster Wheeler), a company that specially designed, manufactured, and provided advice regarding the installation of a very large boiler at an oil refinery in Oklahoma in 1957. At the time the boiler was being…
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