Legal Opinion
Shiffer v. CBS Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 8, 2015No. A139388PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BANKE, J.
In this asbestos case, plaintiffs James Shiffer and his wife sued CBS Corporation, whose predecessor, Westinghouse, provided a turbine set and asbestos-containing insulation for a power plant where Shiffer worked for several months in 1969 and 1970. The trial court granted summary judgment to CBS. We affirm. Plaintiffs failed to produce evidence raising a triable issue that Shiffer suffered bystander exposure to Westinghouse asbestos while at the plant. The trial court also properly denied plaintiffs’ motions for reconsideration and a new trial, because evidence of potential…
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