Plaintiffs, Pipe Maker Debate Foreseeable Use, Warnings In Asbestos Appeal

(June 18, 2019, 9:07 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Any use of an abrasive saw on asbestos-containing pipe would have been unforeseeable to the manufacturer in 1981 as it would have contradicted standards, both industry and the public were well aware of the dangers by that time, and in any case, a household member falls outside the scope of the duty to warn, a company tells a California appeals court in a May 22 brief (Dawn Lamb, et al. v. CertainTeed Corp., No. A152691, Calif. App., 1st Dist.)....

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