STEPHENS v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 18-35908.

935 F.3d 852 (2019)

William G. STEPHENS; Norma Stephens, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew P. Bergman (argued) and Ruby K. Aliment , Bergman Draper Oslund, Seattle, Washington, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Steven M. Crane (argued), Viiu Spangler Khare , Barbara S. Hodous , and Ryan T. Moore , Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Paul J. Watford and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges, and Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, District Judge.


OPINION

William Stephens spent nearly 20 years working with asbestos-containing products while employed at lumber mills in Oregon. After being diagnosed with mesothelioma, he brought an action in Oregon state court against his former employers and other defendants that manufactured or used asbestos-containing products...

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