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HERRING v. TEXACO, INC.

No. 78774-3.

165 P.3d 4 (2007)

Edwin HERRING, for himself and as personal representative of the estate of Roger Herring, Respondent, v. TEXACO, INC.; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Intalco Aluminum Corporation; Saberhagen Holdings, Inc.; Metropolitian Life Insurance Company; Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.; Shell Oil Company; Arco Oil & Gas Company; Lockheed Shipbuilding Company, Defendants, Todd Shipyards Corporation, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Eugene Barton, Karr Tuttle, Seattle, WA, Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, for Petitioner.

Janet L. Rice, Attorney at Law, William Joel Rutzick, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 During the 1960s and early 1970s, Roger Herring, a member of the Asbestos Workers Union Local 7, worked for subcontractors of Todd Shipyards at Todd's work sites. Herring's asbestos exposure ultimately caused fatal mesothelioma. Before Herring died he sued Todd.

¶ 2 In the years between the time Herring was exposed to asbestos and when he developed mesothelioma, Todd declared bankruptcy. The main issue for our review is whether Todd...

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