HUNTER v. PACIFIC MECHANICAL CORP.

Docket No. A066817.

37 Cal.App.4th 1282 (1995)

44 Cal. Rptr. 335

WILLIAM HUNTER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PACIFIC MECHANICAL CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

August 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Brayton, Gisvold & Harley and Philip A. Harley for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Clapp, Moroney, Bellagamba, Davis & Vucinich, Christopher W. Wood, Marc H. Baer and Steven W. Ritcheson for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

KING, J.

In this case we hold that recent statutory amendments adopted the burden-shifting characteristics of federal law for California summary judgment motions.

William Hunter has sued multiple defendants, including asbestos manufacturers, asbestos installers, premises owners and others, alleging injuries resulting from his occupational exposure to asbestos. The court granted summary judgment for one of the defendants...

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