LUND v. 3M COMPANY

Case No. CV 13-02776 DDP (VBKx).

WILLIAM LUND, an individual; VICTORIA LUND, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. 3M COMPANY a/k/a MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

July 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lund, Plaintiff, represented by Benno B Ashrafi , Weitz and Luxenberg PC, Ksenia L Snylyk , Weitz and Luxenberg PC & Tiffany Shanae Woods , Weitz and Luxenberg PC.

Victoria Lund, Plaintiff, represented by Benno B Ashrafi , Weitz and Luxenberg PC, Ksenia L Snylyk , Weitz and Luxenberg PC & Tiffany Shanae Woods , Weitz and Luxenberg PC.

Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Movant, represented by Jill James Hoffman , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP, Theodore Thomas Cordery , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP & Valerie Ruschke , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery.

West American Insurance Company, Movant, represented by Jill James Hoffman , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP, Theodore Thomas Cordery , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP & Valerie Ruschke , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery.

Safeco Insurance Company of America, Movant, represented by Jill James Hoffman , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP, Theodore Thomas Cordery , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP & Valerie Ruschke , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery.

Travelers Indemnity Co, Movant, represented by Jill James Hoffman , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP, Theodore Thomas Cordery , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP & Valerie Ruschke , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery.

Zurich American Insurance Co., Movant, represented by Jill James Hoffman , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP, Theodore Thomas Cordery , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP & Valerie Ruschke , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery.

3M Company, Defendant, represented by Mordecai D Boone , Gordon and Rees LLP, Kara Berger Persson , Gordon and Rees LLP, Kristine Michelle Futoran , Gordon and Rees LLP & P Gerhardt Zacher , Gordon and Rees LLP.

Air and Liquid Systems Corporation, Defendant, represented by Glen R Powell , Gordon and Rees LLP.

Alfa Laval Inc, Defendant, represented by Frank C Olah , Foley and Mansfield PLLP, Keith M Ameele , Foley and Mansfield PLLP & Joshua R Shoumer , Foley and Mansfield PLLP.

Amcord Inc, Defendant, represented by Brad D Bleichner , Selman Breitman LLP & Karen B Goldberg , Selman Breitman LLP.

Anchor Darling Valve Company, Defendant, represented by Stephanie L Walker , Abbey Weitzenberg Warren and Emery PC.

Asbestos Corporation Limited, Defendant, represented by Mary Ellen Gambino , Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker & Tanya Xiomara Johnson , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker.

Aurora Pump Company, Defendant, represented by Brad D Bleichner , Selman Breitman LLP & Karen B Goldberg , Selman Breitman LLP.

Blackmer Pump Company, Defendant, represented by James P Cunningham , Tucker Ellis LLP.

BW IP Inc, Defendant, represented by Holly Acevedo , Foley and Mansfield PLLP, Keith M Ameele , Foley and Mansfield PLLP, Stephen J Foley , Foley and Mansfield PLLP & Joshua R Shoumer , Foley and Mansfield PLLP.

Calportland Company, Defendant, represented by Robert Harvey Berkes , Berkes Crane Robinson and Seal LLP & Carmen Santana , Berkes Crane Robinson and Seal LLP.

Carrier Corporation, Defendant, represented by Jenny-Anne S Flores , Tucker Ellis LLP & John K Son , Tucker Ellis LLP.

CBS Corporation, Defendant, represented by Justin F Cronin , Pond North LLP, Kevin D Jamison , Pond North LLP & Kimberly Lynn Rivera , Pond North LLP.

Crane Co, Defendant, represented by Geoffrey M Davis , K and L Gates LLP, Stephen Pavel Farkas , K and L Gates LLP & Bradley William Gunning , K and L Gates LLP.

Crossfield Products Corp, Defendant, represented by Georges Andrew Haddad , Adams Nye Becht LLP.

Dana Companies LLC, Defendant, represented by Courtney E Vaudreuil , McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP & Bradford John DeJardin , McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP.

Eckel Industries Inc, Defendant, represented by Christine Dianne Calareso , Selman Breitman LLP & Luis Alfonso Barba , Selman Breitman LLP.

Electric Boat Corporation, Defendant, represented by Stuart E Supowit , Jackson Jenkins Renstrom LLP.

Elementis Chemicals Inc, Defendant, represented by Jennifer Denise Fitzpatrick , Armstrong and Associates LLP.

Elliot Company, Defendant, represented by Joseph Duffy , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP, Tricia A Takagi , Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP & Lisa Rose Veasman , Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Flowserve US Inc, Defendant, represented by Anthony Dean Brosamle , Tucker Ellis LLP, Daniel J Kelly , Tucker Ellis LLP & Jenny-Anne S Flores , Tucker Ellis LLP.

FMC Corporation, Defendant, represented by Justin F Cronin , Pond North LLP, Kevin D Jamison , Pond North LLP & Kimberly Lynn Rivera , Pond North LLP.

Foster Wheeler LLC, Defendant, represented by Charles S Park , Brydon Hugo and Parker.

Gardner Denver Inc, Defendant, represented by Charles William Jenkins , Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker LLP.

General Dynamics Corporation, Defendant, represented by Stuart E Supowit , Jackson Jenkins Renstrom LLP.

Goodrich Corporation, Defendant, represented by David M Glaspy , Glaspy and Glaspy.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Defendant, represented by Elan N Stone , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP.

Goulds Pumps Inc, Defendant, represented by G Jeff Coons , Gordon and Rees LLP.

Highland Stucco and Lime Products Inc, Defendant, represented by Christopher K Trembley , Archer Norris PLC, Eugene C Blackard, Jr , Archer Norris LLP & Jocelyn M Soriano , Archer Norris.

Hill Brothers Chemical Company, Defendant, represented by Robert Joseph Bugatto , Vasquez Estrada and Conway LLP.

Hopeman Brothers Inc, Defendant, represented by Jonathan E Meislin , Bassi Edlin Huie and Blum LLP, Robert S Kraft , Bassi Edlin Huie and Blum LLP & E Reno Cross , Bassi Edlin Huie and Blum LLP.

IMO Industries Inc, Defendant, represented by Bobbie R Bailey , Howard Rome Martin and Ridley LLP, Henry D Rome , Howard Rome Martin and Ridley LLP & Lisa K Rauch , Howard Rome Martin and Ridley LLP.

International Paper Company, Defendant, represented by Lysle J Kapp , Becherer Kannett and Schweitzer, Paul S Lecky , Becherer Kannett and Schweitzer & Mark S Kannett , Becherer Kannett and Schweitzer.

ITT Corporation, Defendant, represented by Arpi Galfayan , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP, Carla Lynn Crochet , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP, Jeremy David Milbrodt , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP & Kenneth B Prindle , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP.

John Crane Inc, Defendant, represented by Robert E Thackston , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP, Julia A Gowin , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP & Sarah Christopher Foley , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP.

Kelly-Moore Paint Company Inc, Defendant, represented by Julia A Gowin , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP & Sarah Christopher Foley , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP.

Metalclad Insulation Corporation, Defendant, represented by Courtney E Vaudreuil , McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP & Bradford John DeJardin , McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP.

Niantic Seal Inc, Defendant, represented by Brian S O'Malley , McGivney Kluger and Glaspy.

Nibco Inc, Defendant, represented by Charles S Park , Brydon Hugo and Parker, Edward R Hugo , Brydon Hugo and Parker, Elsa Sham , Brydon Hugo and Parker, Gregory S Rosse , Brydon Hugo and Parker & Shaghig D Agopian , Brydon Hugo and Parker.

Parex USA Inc, Defendant, represented by Shawn M Ridley , Howard Rome Martin and Ridley LLP, Ryan Kujawski , Howard Rome Martin &and Ridley LLP & Vanthara Meak , Howard Rome Martin and Ridley LLP.

Plant Products and Supply Co, Defendant, represented by John A Burke , Bishop Barry Drath.

Rich-Tex Inc, Defendant, represented by Theodore Thomas Cordery , Imai Tadlock Keeney and Cordery LLP.

Sealing Equipment Products Co Inc, Defendant, represented by Karen B Goldberg , Selman Breitman LLP.

Syd Carpenter Marine Contractor Inc, Defendant, represented by Arpi Galfayan , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP, Carla Lynn Crochet , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP, Jeremy David Milbrodt , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP & Kenneth B Prindle , Prindle Amaro Goetz Hillyard Barnes and Reinholtz LLP.

The Nash Engineering Company, Defendant, represented by Sandy Yee-Wah Liu , Foley and Mansfield PLLP.

The William Powell Company, Defendant, represented by Sandy Yee-Wah Liu , Foley and Mansfield PLLP.

Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Defendant, represented by Margaret F. Mahaffey , Walsworth Franklin Bevins and McCall LLP, Michael T McCall , Walsworth Franklin Bevins and McCall & Kendra Bray , Walsworth Franklin Bevins and McCall LLP.

Union Carbide Corporation, Defendant, represented by Courtney E Vaudreuil , McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP & Bradford John DeJardin , McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP.

Viad Corporation, Defendant, represented by Peter B Langbord , Foley and Mansfield PLLP & Anna K Milunas , Foley and Mansfield PLLP.

Viking Pump Inc, Defendant, represented by Edward R Ulloa , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP, Erin K Hayner , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP, Julia A Gowin , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP & Sarah Christopher Foley , Hawkins Parnell Thackston and Young LLP.

Warren Pumps LLC, Defendant, represented by Glen R Powell , Gordon and Rees LLP.

Weir Valves and Controls USA Inc, Defendant, represented by Emily D Bergstrom , Becherer Kannett and Schweitzer & Mark S Kannett , Becherer Kannett and Schweitzer.


ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST FOR LIMITED JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

[Dkt. No. 131]

DEAN D. PREGERSON, District Judge.

Presently before the court is Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint ("Motion"). Having reviewed the parties' moving papers, the court denies the Motion without prejudice, grants Plaintiffs' request for jurisdictional discovery, and adopts the following Order.

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