Plaintiffs: Complete Knowledge Of Asbestos Claim Lacking; Judgment Inappropriate

(May 22, 2018, 12:46 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — To prevail on a statute of limitations defense to an asbestos wrongful death claim, a defendant needed to show that all the plaintiffs had actual knowledge that a retailer sold their decedent asbestos-containing products that gave rise to his fatal mesothelioma, including his Alzheimer’s-suffering widow, plaintiffs told a California appeals court on April 2 (Glenn Williams, et al. v. AutoZone West Inc., et al., No. A147937, Calif. App., 1st Dist.)....

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