Washington Judge Grants Summary Judgment to Estimated 10 Defendants

SEATTLE - A judge overseeing a Washington benzene case has awarded summary judgment to approximately 10 defendants, some of which had challenged the lawsuit on product identification grounds. Smith, et al. v. 3M Company, et al., No. 06-2-10994-5 (Wash. Super. Ct., King Cty.).

The orders were entered by Judge Mary Yu of the Washington Superior Court for King County on June 8 and 21 and granted the majority of the summary judgment motions. Judge Yu did allow some claims to proceed at this point.

Lavern Smith asserted the claims on behalf of James Smith, who she maintains was exposed to …