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LUNSFORD v. SABERHAGEN HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 57293-8-I.

160 P.3d 1089 (2007)

Ronald LUNSFORD and Esther Lunsford, Appellants, v. SABERHAGEN HOLDINGS, INC., First Doe through One Hundredth Doe, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 25, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary B. Herschensohn, James E. Shadduck, Attorney at Law, Portland, OR, for Appellants.

Timothy Kost Thorson, Neal J. Philip, Carney Badley Smith & Spellman, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

William Joel Rutzick, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Janet L. Rice, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Goldmark & Bender Schroeter.

APPELWICK, C.J.

¶ 1 At issue is whether strict product liability retroactively applies to claims arising from injuries caused by exposure to asbestos that occurred before Washington's adoption of strict product liability. We conclude because strict product liability was retroactively applied to litigants in previous asbestos exposure cases, it retroactively applies to all subsequent litigants. It cannot be selectively prospectively applied. The trial court erred...

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