Colgain v. Oy Partek Ab

In July 2001, a Superior Court judge granted Summary Judgment to Ap-pellee, defendant-below, Oy-Partek Ab, on the products liability claims of Appellant, plaintiff-below, Ralph Colgain. The Superior Court judge found that Colgain presented insufficient evidence to establish that Partek’s predecessor in interest, Fins-ka Mineral, had the requisite actual or constructive knowledge of the hazards associated with asbestos between 1938 and 1941. In the absence of at least a 'prima facie case establishing that knowledge, Finska Mineral had no duty to warn of the potential dangers arising from…