Trapp v. Certainteed Corp. CA6
Dean Trapp, husband of Beverly Trapp and father of Bryan Trapp, Gary Trapp, and Kevin Trapp, died from mesothelioma in April 2014. After Dean’s death, Beverly, Bryan, Gary, and Kevin (collectively, “appellants”) filed a lawsuit against several defendants, including CertainTeed Corporation (CertainTeed) and Calaveras Asbestos, Limited (Calaveras) (collectively, “respondents”), alleging causes of action for negligence, premises liability, breach of express and implied warranties, strict products liability, and negligent exercise of retained control. Appellants claimed Dean was exposed to airborne asbestos emissions from a cement pipe plant operated by CertainTeed in Santa Clara between 1963 to 1997, and Calaveras supplied asbestos to CertainTeed between 1976 and 1986. During the years of his alleged asbestos exposure, Dean lived and worked between four and seven miles from the plant.
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