RUTHERFORD v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.

Docket No. S046944.

16 Cal.4th 953 (1997)

THELMA L. RUTHERFORD et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

August 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Morgenstein & Jubelirer, Eliot S. Jubelirer, Lee Ann Huntington and Bruce A. Wagman for Defendant and Appellant.

Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, Thomas M. Peterson and Marilyn Fisher as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

John C. Robinson and Bryce C. Anderson for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

BAXTER, J.

I. Introduction.

In this consolidated action for asbestos-related personal injuries and wrongful death brought and tried in Solano County, defendant Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Owens-Illinois) contends the trial court erred in instructing the liability phase jury pursuant to Solano County Complex Asbestos Litigation General Order No. 21.00. This instruction...

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