Publication Date: 2019-08-07
Practice Area: Toxic Torts
Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Seitz
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bartholemew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medord, Andrew C. Dalton and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Jason A. Cincilla, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Ryan W. Browning and Tye C. Bell, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Paul A. Bradley and Antionette D. Hubbard, Maron Marvel Bradley An-derson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant Copes-Vulcan, Inc. Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumapac, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jessica L. Ellsworth, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for defendant Ford Motor Co.
Case Number: D68659
In this asbestos exposure case, the report of plaintiffs' expert relying solely on cumulative exposure was insufficient, because plaintiffs were required to show that exposure from each defendant's product was a substantial factor in causing injury.