GREER v. ACE HARDWARE CORP.

Nos. 080608888; A143981(Control), A145112.

300 P.3d 202 (2013)

256 Or. App. 132

Stephen GREER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Russell Greer, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation, et al., and UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Defendants, and Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a Georgia corporation; Backstrom Builders Center, an Oregon corporation, as successor-in-interest to Backstrom Builders Center, Inc.; and The Miller Lumber Co., an Oregon corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Udziela , Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the opening brief was Jeffrey S. Mutnick . On the reply brief was Robert K. Udziela .

Andrew D. Glascock , Portland, argued the cause for respondent Georgia-Pacific Corporation. With him on the brief was Jennifer A. Durham.

J. Michael Mattingly , Cincinnati, argued the cause for respondent Backstrom Builders Center. With him on the brief was Rizzo Mattingly Bosworth PC.

Matthew J. Kalmanson , Portland, argued the cause for respondent The Miller Lumber Co. With him on the brief was Hoffman Hart & Wagner LLP.

Before ORTEGA, Presiding Judge, and SERCOMBE, Judge, and HADLOCK, Judge.


HADLOCK, J.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment for defendants, challenging the trial court's grant of summary judgment in defendants' favor on claims arising from decedent Russell Greer's alleged exposure to asbestos on home-construction sites during the 1960s and 1970s.1 In his first amended complaint, decedent brought negligence and strict-products-liability claims against numerous defendants alleged to be suppliers or manufacturers of asbestos...

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