Legal Opinion
Moran v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 2016No. B261682PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, Acting P. J. —
Plaintiff Richard F. Moran III was a salesman for Kaiser Refractories (Kaiser) from 1968 to 1980. His clients were primarily large industrial facilities. About 25 percent of what he sold was asbestos-containing insulation, including “refractory” (heat-resistant material used to insulate the interior metal surface of industrial boilers and heaters). Moran was frequently involved in the removal and installation of insulation and refractory at his clients’ facilities. In 2011, he was diagnosed with mesothe-lioma, a cancer uniquely associated with exposure to…
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