Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Foster Wheeler LLC
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 2006No. A108911PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAMBDEN, J.
Plaintiffs Paul and Eileen Andrews seek reversal of the trial
court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Foster Wheeler LLC (Foster Wheeler). We affirm the trial court’s judgment because plaintiffs have not established a triable issue of fact regarding causation.
BACKGROUND
In September 2003, plaintiffs filed products liability claims in superior court in San Francisco against dozens of manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors for allegedly causing the asbestos-related disease suffered by Paul Andrews (Andrews), then 70 years old, as a result of exposure to…
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