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WRIGHT v. 3M CO.

No. 100768-0.

533 P.3d 113 (2023)

Wayne WRIGHT, individually and as personal representative for the estate of Warren Wright, deceased, Respondent, v. 3M COMPANY, f/k/a Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company; E.J. Bartells Settlement Trust; Shell Oil Company; Texaco, Inc.; U.S. Oil & Refining Company, Defendants, ExxonMobil Oil Company, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed August 3, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McKenna , Carolyn Frantz , Mark Steven Parris , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 401 Union St. Ste. 3300, Seattle, WA, 98101, Daniel A. Rubens , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10019, James Flynn , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 1152 15th Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20005-1706, Emily Villano , 1152 15 Th Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20005, Christopher S. Marks , Malika Johnson , Tanenbaum Keale LLP, 701 Pike St. Ste. 1575, Seattle, WA, 98101-3931, Alice Coles Serko , Attorney at Law, 12920 Se 38th St., Bellevue, WA, 98006-1350, for Petitioner.

Craig Anthony Sims Schroeter , Kaitlin Tess Cherf , Elizabeth Jean McLafferty , Thomas James Breen , William Joel Rutzick , Lucas William Hannum Garrett , Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, 401 Union Street Suite 3400, Seattle, WA, 98101, Colin Mieling , Hong Jiang , Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, P.S., 401 Union St. Ste. 3400, Seattle, WA, 98101-2678, for Respondent.

Rory Drew Cosgrove , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, Tierney Elizabeth Vial , United States Courthouse, 1717 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA, 98402-3200, Charlene Koski , Sophia E. Amberson , Van Ness Feldman LLP, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 1800, Seattle, WA, 98101-2996, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Western States Petroleum Association.

Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr. , Building Industry Association of Washing, 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste. 300, Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Building Industry Association of Washington.

D. Michael Reilly , Ryan P. McBride , Lane Powell PC, 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 4200, Seattle, WA, 98101-2375, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Retail Association.

Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr. , David R. Fine , K&L Gates LLP, 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900, Seattle, WA, 98104-1158, Andrew R. Varcoe , Jonathan D. Urick , US Chamber Litigation Center, 1615 H Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20062, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Aaron V. Rocke , Rocke Law Group PLLC, 500 Union St. Ste. 909, Seattle, WA, 98101-4052, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Food Industry Association.

Robert Andrew Battles , Association of Washington Business, 1414 Cherry St. Se, Olympia, WA, 98501-2341, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business.

John Lane , Seattle Restaurant Alliance & Seattle Ho, 1301 5th Ave. Ste. 1500, Seattle, WA, 98101-2632, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Hospitality Association.

Cassidy J. Ingram , Faegre Drinker Biddle Reath LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL, 60606, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors of Washington.

Jeremy Scott Bartels , The Bartels Law Firm, PLLC, 50 16th Ave., Kirkland, WA, 98033-4909, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Farm Bureau.

Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr. , David R. Fine , K&L Gates LLP, 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900, Seattle, WA, 98104-1158, Erica Klenicki , Michael Tilghman , National Association for Manufacturers, 733 10th Street Nw Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20001, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Manufacturers.

Kristina Marie Detwiler , Angelo Camacho Cruz , Robblee Detwiler PLLP, 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 1000, Seattle, WA, 98121-2346, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council.

Eric Michael Fong , Fong Law, 569 Division St. Ste. 300, Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4602, Michael L. Neff , Nat'l Assoc. of Premises Liability Attys., 3975 Roswell Road Ne, Atlanta, GA, 30342, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Premises Liability Attorneys.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

Noah Jaffe , Nicoll Black & Feig PLLC, 1325 4th Ave. Ste. 1650, Seattle, WA, 98101-2506, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

¶1 This case concerns a trial court's exercise of discretion regarding jury instructions in a premises liability case. The plaintiff, an invitee, was allegedly injured by exposure to asbestos on the defendant landowner's property. The landowner, petitioner ExxonMobil Oil Corporation (Mobil), requested a jury instruction to limit its...

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