SCOTT v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. A137975.

224 Cal.App.4th 1492 (2014)

169 Cal. Rptr. 3d 823

PATRICK SCOTT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

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

March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kazan, McClain, Satterley, Lyons, Greenwood & Oberman, Joseph D. Satterley , Dianna Lyons , Justin A. Bosl , Ted W. Pelletier and Michael T. Stewart for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Nixon Peabody , Ronald Frank Lopez , David A. Pereda , Ross M. Petty ; Munger, Tolles & Olson, Daniel P. Collins , Nicholas C. Soltman ; Dykema Gossett and Eric C. Tew for Defendant and Appellant.

The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Hugh F. Young, Jr. ; Snell & Wilmer and Mary-Christine Sungaila as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.


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OPINION

MARGULIES, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff Patrick Scott (Scott) owned and operated vehicle service stations for over 40 years, during which he was periodically exposed to asbestos from brake and clutch repair. He eventually developed mesothelioma, a form of cancer uniquely linked to asbestos. Scott and his wife Sharon (plaintiffs) filed...

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