California Court Considers Whether Workers’ Comp Law Covers Household Asbestos Claim

Mealey's (June 19, 2018, 9:08 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California appellate court is set to decide whether the state’s workers’ compensation law exclusivity provision bars an action alleging both pre-employment household asbestos exposure and later exposures experienced during employment with the same company (Allen Rudolph, et al. v. Rudolph And Sletten Inc., No. A152601, Calif. App., 1st Dist.)....