Crown Cork & Seal Claim Pa. Successor Liability Tort Law Constitutional

PHILADELPHIA -- In a recently filed brief supporting their second global motion for summary judgment, asbestos defendant Crown Cork & Seal has argued that a Pennsylvania statute limiting tort liability to successor defendants is constitutional and additionally that the plaintiffs have no standing to challenge the issue. In re: Asbestos Litigation, No. 1986-0001 (Pa. Ct. Comm. Pls, Philadelphia Cty.).

On Jan. 31, Crown Cork & Seal filed the reply brief in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, arguing that the court has already rejected the plaintiffs' argument that the Statute is unconstitutional.

Pennsylvania statute 15. Pa.C.S.A. § 1929.1 limits the …