ALLEN v. ASBESTOS CORP., LTD.

No. 57723-9-I.

157 P.3d 406 (2007)

Gary D. ALLEN, Appellant, v. ASBESTOS CORP., LTD.; Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.; E.J. Bartells Settlement Trust; Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC; Foster-Wheeler Energy Corporation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Union Carbide Corp.; and Defendants, Uniroyal, Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Ordered Published in Full April 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet L. Rice, William Joel Rutzick, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Chris Robert Youtz, Sirianni Youtz Meier & Spoonemore Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


COLEMAN, J.

¶ 1 Gary Allen sued Uniroyal, among others, claiming his exposure to asbestos dust from Uniroyal predecessor United States Rubber Company's asbestos-containing products caused his lung cancer. Uniroyal moved for summary judgment, alleging that Allen had insufficient evidence of causation, and the trial court granted the motion. Allen claims that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because he raised an issue of material fact and the...

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