Mascarenas v. Union Carbide Corp.

Plaintiffs appeal from the lower court’s grant of summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) and (10) in this products liability case. We affirm.

Bernardo Mascarenas (plaintiff) was employed by the Pennwalt Corporation as a mason tender and bricklayer from 1970 to 1985. He used various solvents to clean brick, remove mortar, and perform other such tasks. Four of these products are significant to the present action: methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, toluene, and Dowclene. Defendants supplied all four products to Pennwalt in large containers, and the products were then dispensed to employees in…