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TESTER v. AMERICAN STANDARD, INC.

No. C9-98-999.

590 N.W.2d 679 (1999)

Thomas N. TESTER, et al., Appellants, v. AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., Defendant, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Respondent, MacArthur Company, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. LaVerdiere, Michael R. Strom, Sieben, Polk, LaVerdiere, Jones & Hawn, P.A., Hastings, MN (for appellants).

Bruce Jones, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN (for respondent Owens-Corning).

Jon P. Parrington, Jeffrey J. Lindquist, Pustorino, Tilton & Parrington, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (for respondent MacArthur Company).

Considered and decided by ANDERSON, Presiding Judge, HUSPENI, Judge, and HOLTAN, Judge.

OPINION

HARVEY A. HOLTAN, Judge**

Appellants challenge the trial court's judgment in favor of respondents in an asbestos-related products liability action. Appellants challenge the trial court's interpretation of the comparative fault statute, Minn.Stat. § 604 (1998), and argue that fault should be aggregated in asbestos cases involving multiple defendants. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Thomas Tester worked...

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