DRITSAS v. AMCHEM PRODS., INC.

8430. 190276/15.

169 A.D.3d 526 (2019)

94 N.Y.S.3d 264

2019 NY Slip Op 01177

Eleni Dritsas et al., Respondents, v. Amchem Products, Inc., et al., Defendants, and ITW Food Equipment Group, LLC, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 19, 2019.


Plaintiff seeks to hold defendant liable, as a successor to the Vulcan-Hart Corporation, for the consequences of her decedent's exposure to asbestos between 1969 and 1988 arising from his work on ovens, grills and broilers manufactured by Vulcan-Hart. Vulcan-Hart's assets were purchased in 1986 by Hobart Corporation pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, and defendant acquired Hobart Corporation's product lines and other assets in 2002.

Defendant established prima...

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