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COULTER v. ASTEN GROUP, INC.

No. 56469-2-I.

146 P.3d 444 (2006)

Ernest COULTER and Lerose Coulter, Appellants, v. ASTEN GROUP, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered and Reconsideration Denied November 3, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary B. Herschensohn, Scott Allen Niebling, Brayton Purcell, Portland, OR, Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, Lloyd F. Leroy, Brayton Purcell Law Firm, Novato, CA, for Appellants.

G. William Shaw, Matthew J. Segal, Fredric Tausend, Michael K. Ryan, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Sarah Christine Johnson, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

COLEMAN, J.

¶ 1 Appellants Ernest and Lerose Coulter incurred $242,500 in damages as a result of Ernest Coulter's long-term exposure to asbestos. A jury apportioned 2 percent of the fault to Ernest Coulter, 5 percent of the fault to respondent Asten Group, Inc., and 93 percent of the fault to suppliers of asbestos products that were not before the court. The trial court declined to hold Asten jointly and severally liable and instead entered judgment against Asten...

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