Calif. Court Says Bockrath Doesn't Require Plaintiffs to Name Specific Toxins

LOS ANGELES -- A California appellate court has reversed the dismissal of a chemical exposure action after finding that the trial court erred when it determined that California case law required the plaintiffs to name specific toxins in their complaint. Jones, et al. v. ConocoPhillips, et al., No. B225418 (Calif. 2nd Dist. Ct. App.).

The California 2nd District Court of Appeal instead found in its Aug. 30 opinion that the plaintiffs' identification of products in the lawsuit was sufficient at this stage of the litigation.

The plaintiffs say that Carlos Jones' heart, liver and kidney illnesses were caused by …