Calif. High Court Agrees to Address Statute of Repose Debate

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court has agreed to weigh on whether another state's statute of repose can bar the asbestos claims of a plaintiff who moved to California 30 years ago. McCann v. Foster Wheeler, No. S162435 (Calif. Sup. Ct.).

On May 21, the state's high court voted to accept a petition for review filed by Foster Wheeler, which is challenging an intermediate appellate court's decision to reverse an order dismissing the claims against the company.

In February, the California Second District Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal, finding that a trial court had erroneously determined that …