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DEKENS v. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.

No. G030301.

132 Cal.Rptr.2d 699 (2003)

107 Cal.App.4th 1177

Naomi DEKENS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

April 16, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brayton Purcell, Alan R. Brayton, Novate, and Diane L. Abraham, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Freeburg, Judy & Nettels, J. Lawrence Judy, Cynthia B. Schaldenbrand, Pasadena, Carla Lynn Crochet; Bell, Boyd & Lloyd and Francis J. Higgins, Chicago, IL, for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

FYBEL, J.

When Raymond Dekens died in 1999, he was suffering from cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. His heirs (plaintiffs) sued Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (U.L.) for wrongful death. They alleged that by testing small appliances and certifying them as safe, U.L. had undertaken to guarantee Mr. Dekens's safety from illness resulting from his exposure to asbestos while repairing those small...

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