Certainteed Corp. v. Fletcher

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellee Marcella Fletcher was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, which she attributed to years of laundering her father’s asbestos-dust-covered work clothing, and she sued Appellant CertainTeed Corporation, who manufactured the asbestos-laden water pipes with which her father had worked. In her complaint, she alleged, inter alia, negligent design and negligent failure to warn. Before the completion of discovery, the trial court granted Certain-Teed’s motion for summary judgment, and Fletcher appealed.

A majority of the Court of Appeals reversed the grant of…