Genuine Parts Co. Says Plaintiff Failed to Cite Exposure to Its Products

OAKLAND, Calif. - Genuine Parts Co. has asked a California Superior Court to award it summary judgment in a case scheduled for trial in late summer, saying that the welder plaintiff failed to produce any evidence that he ever used the company's products. Thomas v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., J.C.C.P. No. 4368 [Alameda Cty. Case No. RG-06-272122; formerly Solano Cty. Super. Ct. No. FCS-027382] (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

In a motion for summary judgment filed on May 15, GPC cited plaintiff Elbert Thomas' deposition testimony in asserting that "Plaintiffs neither possess nor can reasonably obtain evidence that Mr. …