Calif. Court Awards Summary Judgment to Eaton Corp. in Mechanic’s Asbestos Suit

LOS ANGELES –– A California federal court has awarded summary judgment to asbestos defendant Eaton Corp. after determining that the plaintiff, a former mechanic, had failed to establish exposure to the defendant’s products.

In the Jan. 2 judgment, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment to Eaton on the plaintiff’s negligence, strict products liability and breach of warranty claims.

Paul Olds asserted the claims, contending that he was exposed to asbestos while working as a jet propulsion mechanic in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and, later, as a refrigeration mechanic and …