Personal Injury & Torts
Sep. 2, 2000
Risky Cause
TORT LAW By Raphael Metzger. Three years ago, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark toxic-tort decision in Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois Inc., 16 Cal.4th 953 (1997). Rutherford was a lung cancer case, brought by a lifelong smoker who claimed that his cancer was caused by asbestos to which he was exposed while working on ships.
Three years ago, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark toxic-tort decision in Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois Inc., 16 Cal.4th 953 (1997). Rutherford was a lung cancer case, brought by a lifelong smoker who claimed that his cancer was caused by asbestos to which he was expos...
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