Calif. Court Awards Summary Judgment to Crown, Cork & Seal, Hopeman Brothers in Asbestos Case

LOS ANGELES –– A California federal court has awarded summary judgment to Crown, Cork & Seal and Hopeman Brothers in an asbestos case, noting that that the plaintiffs had filed notices of non-opposition to the defense efforts.

In separate orders entered Sept. 8 by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California said that the defendants had met their burden of proving that the plaintiffs could not establish exposure.

The plaintiffs filed the claims on behalf of Michael Walashek, contending that he was exposed to asbestos-containing products to asbestos-containing products while he was employed at the National …