WALMACH v. WHEELER

B203962, Consolidated with Case No. B205820

DONNA WALMACH et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. FOSTER WHEELER, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three.

Not to be Published in the Official Reports


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Waters & Kraus, Paul C. Cook and Michael B. Gurien for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Frederick D. Baker, Kelly J. Savage; Brydon, Hugo & Parker, John R. Brydon and James C. Parker for Defendant and Appellant.


KITCHING, J.

Defendant Foster Wheeler LLC (Foster Wheeler) appeals a $2.66 million judgment in favor of plaintiffs Donna Walmach, Jennifer Orchard, and Julie Pitts. Plaintiffs' decedent, Richard Walmach (Walmach), died of mesothelioma he contracted from breathing asbestos fibers contained in products manufactured by Foster Wheeler.1 The jury found in plaintiffs' favor with respect to their strict liability and negligence causes of action...

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