Legal Opinion
Gillen v. Boeing Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 26, 2014No. MDL No. 875; Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-03118-ERPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*536MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This case raises the yet unaddressed issue in Pennsylvania appellate jurisprudence of whether, under Pennsylvania law, an employer and premises owner owes a duty to a spouse of an employee to protect against, or warn her of, the hazards of exposure to asbestos fibers allegedly transmitted at the employer’s premises and carried into her home by her husband (hereinafter “take-home exposure”).
Plaintiff Marilyn Gillen (“Plaintiff’ or “Mrs. Gillen”) asserts the she developed mesothelioma as a result of her exposure to asbestos. Mrs. Gillen…
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