California Panel Reverses Negligence Dismissal In Hazardous Material Case

(July 13, 2022, 8:00 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES —The Second District California Court of Appeal on June 29 reversed a trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of a tenant’s negligence claim brought against the property’s previous owner, a tire manufacturer who polluted the location with toxic solvents, finding that the company owed subsequent users of the property a duty not to pollute the land, but affirmed the dismissal of the tenant’s fraudulent concealment and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims....