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February 2, 2012

California Court of Appeal Declines to Impose Liability on Suppliers of Raw Materials, Absent Extraordinary Circumstances

Generally, absent extraordinary circumstances, California only imposes liability on suppliers of raw materials under negligence and strict liability causes of action in asbestos cases.  The reasoning is that asbestos is inherently dangerous.  In Maxton v. Western Metal States...
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