Friction Defendant’s Naming Relates Back To Asbestos Complaint, Court Says

Mealey's (May 10, 2022, 10:12 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A woman’s knowledge that a company manufactured brake assemblies did not put her on notice that it could be liable for her husband’s asbestos exposures and its naming as a Doe defendant related back to the original complaint and was timely, a California appeals court said April 25 in reversing summary judgment for the defendant....