Personal Injury & Torts
Jun. 22, 2004
Chevron Not Liable for Lab Worker Injury
SAN FRANCISCO - Chevron USA isn't responsible for burns a worker suffered when a steam pipe burst at a Richmond laboratory because Chevron had sold the property 10 years earlier, a unanimous San Francisco appeal court has held.
"We conclude that absent concealment, a prior owner of real property is not liable for injuries caused by a defective condition on the property long afte...
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