GOTTSCHALL v. CRANE CO.

No. A136516.

230 Cal.App.4th 1115 (2014)

179 Cal.Rptr.3d 39

KIMBRA GOTTSCHALL et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CRANE CO., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

October 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brayton Purcell, Alan R. Brayton , Lloyd F. LeRoy and Richard M. Grant for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

K & L Gates, Michele C. Barnes , Daniel W. Fox and Michael J. Ross for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

RICHMAN, J.

The heirs and family of decedent Robert Gottschall sued Crane Co. in the San Francisco Superior Court because of Robert's death from mesothelioma, allegedly inflicted on him during his work in shipyards and similar places. Crane moved for summary judgment on the basis that a Pennsylvania federal court's summary judgment in favor of another manufacturer — a judgment based on application of the "sophisticated...

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