Legal Opinion
Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 1997No. S046944PublishedCited by 308 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BAXTER, J.
I. Introduction.
In this consolidated action for asbestos-related personal injuries and wrongful death brought and tried in Solano County, defendant Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Owens-Illinois) contends the trial court erred in instructing the liability phase jury pursuant to Solano County Complex Asbestos Litigation General Order No. 21.00. This instruction shifts the burden of proof to defendants in asbestos cases tried on a products liability theory to prove that their products were not a legal cause of the plaintiff’s injuries, provided the plaintiff first establishes certain…
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