Era Clevenger v. John Crane, Inc.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE ERA CLEVENGER, as Personal ) No. 78504-4-I Representative of the Estate of ) JAMES CLEVENGER, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION JOHN CRANE, INC., ) ) FILED: March 16, 2020 Respondent. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — Era Clevenger, the surviving spouse of James Clevenger and the personal representative of his estate, appeals the judgment in favor of John Crane, Inc. (JCI).1 Era challenges the portion of the proximate cause instruction that requires her to establish James’s exposure to JCI’s asbestos- containing products was a…