Holcomb v. Georgia Pac., LLC
Annotate this CaseRandy Holcomb, who worked as a construction laborer and automotive mechanic, contracted and died from mesothelioma, typically caused by exposure to asbestos. Before Randy died, he and his wife, Tamara Holcomb (collectively, Appellants), filed a personal injury complaint against joint-compound manufacturers, manufacturers of asbestos-containing products, an asbestos supplier, and various automotive brake produce manufacturers, distributers, and sellers. The complaint asserted that Randy's mesothelioma was caused by exposure to products containing asbestos. As relevant to this appeal, the district court granted summary judgment for the manufacturers of asbestos-containing productions and the asbestos supplier. On appeal, the Supreme Court adopted the test set forth in Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. for mesothelioma cases. The Court then affirmed the grant of summary judgment in the asbestos supplier's favor but reversed the grant of summary judgment for the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products, holding that Appellants raised inferences of probable exposure to the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products sufficient to defeat summary judgment as to those respondents.
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