Perspective
Feb. 9, 2012
Asbestos case lends to application of political question doctrine
The state Supreme Court may have laid the foundation for a sea change in asbestos litigation. By William O. Martin Jr., Jules Zeman and Lee Marshall of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP
By now there have been more than a few articles written about the landmark state Supreme Court case of O'Neil v. Crane Co. (2012) 53 Cal. 4th 335. Most have provided a synopsis while a few have anticipated how the plaintiffs' bar will attempt to circumvent it.
However, the state Supreme Court has laid the foundation for a result that is potentially far wider reaching than the holding...
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