Five States Where Asbestos-Related Premises Liability Litigation Has Made, Or Is Making, Its Mark

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California: Over the past year, California has seen the most significant activity in the area of premises liability, affecting the asbestos litigation directly and indirectly. In addition to turning out several verdicts in cases involving asbestos exposure to workers at plants owned by Exxon Mobil, California courts have handled an extremely active premises docket, reporting decisions in cases such as Minster v. Contadina Food, Inc., which enjoined an insulator from pursuing his claims of negligent hiring against an independent contractor. Also handed down recently were Camargo v. Tjaarda Dairy and Villafana v. Camco Pacific Construction Co., two significant …