Rebekah Brown v. University of Rochester et al.

The court granted summary judgment in favor of the supplier of raw asbestos, because it did not have a duty to warn end users of the dangers of asbestos-containing products manufactured by other companies.

Plaintiff's failure to produce expert opinion on causation required summary judgment dismissal of his negligence claim.

The objective evidence indicated that the parties entered into a binding settlement regarding injuries sustained by plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident.

Motion to extend trial date denied where plaintiffs failed to meet good cause standard after failing to develop factual record required by Texas asbestos law after two extensions to trial date.

Defendant was not entitled to a new trial because jury members could not testify as to matters intrinsic to their deliberations.

In this asbestos litigation, the manufacturer of a bulk product complied with its duty to warn.

Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that a product provided by defendant contained asbestos.

Summary judgment deferred where plaintiffs evidence created genuine issues of material fact as to the applicability of the doctrines of inherently unknowable injuries and fraudulent concealment to toll the limitations period and render plaintiffs complaint timely.

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