On December 17, 2010 a Order was filed involving a dispute between Ross, Jean, Ross, Robert, and Acco Engineered Systems, Inc., Advanced Mechanical, Advance Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Air Systems Mechanical Contractor, A & K Heating Company, Inc., Albay Construction Company, Allen-Simmons Heating & Sheet Metal Company Inc., Allied Fire Protection, Allied Sprinkler Company, Inc., Allsberry Mechanical Corporation, Anderson, Rowe & Buckley, Inc., Associated Insulation Of California, A. Teichert & Son, Inc., Balliet Bros. Construction Corporation, Banner Drywall & Painting Co. Inc., Barnes Construction Co., Bayer Cropscience Inc., Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Successor To Amchem, Bell Products Inc., Beta Mechanical Contractors, L.P., Bragg Investment Company, Inc., Cahill Construction Co., Inc., Cahill Construction Services, Inc., Cahill Contractors, Inc., California Drywall Co., Castro Construction, Inc., C.C. Moore & Co. Engineers, Cincinnati Valve Company, Cjr Plastering, Clausen-Patten, Inc., Clausen-Patten, Inc., A Dissolved Corporation, Climate Air, Inc., Climate Control Co., Inc., Collins Electrical Company, Inc., Commair Mechanical Services, Consolidated Insulation, Inc., Cosco Fire Protection, Inc., Cosco Sprinkler, Critchfield Mechanical, Inc., C & R Plastering, Inc., Csk Auto, Inc., Cupertino Electric, Inc., Delucchi Sheet Metal Works, Dilland Sederberg Plumbing, Does 1-8500, Domco Products Texas Inc., Domco Products Texas, L.P., Donovan Construction, Dorn Refrigeration, Dorn Refrigeration And Air Conditioning, Dpr Construction, Duro Dyne Corporation, D.W. Nicholson Corporation, D. Zelinsky & Sons, Inc., Emil J. Weber Electric Co., Erwin Mechanical Inc., Ex- Fme, Inc. (Fka Fischbach And Moore Electric,, Fairmont Hotel Company, Fluor Corporation, Foley Electric Co., Foley Electric, Inc., Fuller Floors, General Mills, Inc., Giampolini & Co., Graybar Electric Company, Inc., Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. Formerly Known As, Harold Beasley Plumbing And Heating, Inc., Harry Lee Plumbing & Heating, H & C Investment Associates, Inc., Henry C. Beck Company, Imperial Plastering & Drywall, Insulation Specialties, Inc., James A. Nelson Co., Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Jones Plastering Company, Joseph Bruno Sheet Metal Co., Inc., J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., J.W. Mcclenahan Company, J.W. Mcclenahan Company, Inc., Kentile Floors, Inc., Laub Sheet Metal Works, Lone Star Industries, Inc., Mack Construction Co., Magee, Robert, Malm Metal Products, Inc., Marine Engineering And Supply Company, Marshco Auto Parts, Inc., Mattock Construction Company, Mcclure Electric, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Michael Brothers, Midstate Mechanical, Inc., Mitchell Bros. Truck Lines, Inc., Monsanto Company, Sued As "Pharmacia Corporation", Oakfabco, Inc., Ortho-Craft, Pacific Fireproofing, Pacific Mechanical Corporation, Parker Insulation Contracting & Supply Co. Inc., Perini Corporation, Pharmacia Corporation, Which Will Do Business In, Pribuss Engineering, Pribuss Engineering, Inc., Raymond Interior Systems-North, Red Top Electric Co. Emeryville, Inc., Robert Magee, Rollie R. French, Inc., Rollins Construction, Rountree Plumbing & Heating Inc., Scott Co. Of California, S F L, Inc., S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc., Slakey Brothers, Inc., Sugden Engineering Co., Swinerton Builders, Temper Insulation, Temporary Plant Cleaners, Inc., Texaco, Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The W.W. Henry Company, Tuttle And Bailey Corp, Van Mulder Sheetmetal, Van-Mulder Sheet Metal, Inc., Walnut Creek Sheet Metal, Furnace & Air, W.C. Thomason, W.C. Thompson, Webcor Builders, Inc., Westburne Supply, Inc., Willard Electric, Wright Schuchart Harbor, Wright Schuchart Harbor Company, Ross, Jean, Ross, Robert, for civil in the District Court of San Francisco County.
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Coe ND mA Bw NH NN NY NN NN HY Se ee Be oe YQ aAa eg SK FF Ge riAAREBHoS 28 BUTY & CURLIANO LLP 555. 12" Steer ‘Sure 1280, 1D,CA KLAN, CA 98607 510.287.3000 MADELINE L. BUTY [SBN 157186] GEORGE S. SULLIVAN [SBN 187793] BUTY & CURLIANO LLP 555 — 12" Street, Suite 1280 ELECTRONICALLY Oakland, CA 94607 FILED Tel: 510.267.3000 Superior Court of California, Fax: 510.267.0117 County of San Francisco Email: mlb@pbutycurliano.com JUN 21 2013 jsullivan@butycurliano.com Clerk of the Court BY: VANESSA WU Attorneys for Defendant Deputy Cle: S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION ROBERT ROSS and JEAN ROSS, ) No. CGC-10-275731 ) Plaintiffs, ) NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER ) GRANTING S.J. AMOROSO v. ) CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.°S MOTION ) FORSUMMARY JUDGMENT C.C. MOORE & CO, ENGINEERS; et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 30, 2013, the Court entered the Order granting defendant S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’s Motion for Summary Judgment. A true and correct copy is attached hereto as Exhibit A. DATED: June 21, 2013 BUTY & CURLIANO LLP By: Le S fa GEQRGE S. SULLIVAN - A ys for Defendant S.1.AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 1 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER GRANTING S.J, AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION Co., INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT1 PROOF OF SERVICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION 2 I declare that: 3 I am employed in the County of Alameda, California. Iam over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within entitled cause; my business address is 555 - 12" Street, Suite 1280, 4 || Oakland, CA 94607. 5 I served the following document(s) via LexisNexis File & Serve as described as: 6 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER GRANTING S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 7 on recipients designated on the Transaction Receipt located on the LexisNexis File & Serve 8 | website. 9 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on June 21, 2013, in Oakland, California. 10 lL Regan Balinton ls/Regan Balintow 12 | Print Signature 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 mogul 2 OAKEATD, Ga 4807 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER GRANTING S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’S MOTION FOR wares SUMMARY JUDGMENTEXHIBIT “A”28 BUTY 8 CURLIANOLLP 885-12" Srmecr Sure 1 OAKLAND, GA 84807 ‘340.267.3000 MADELINE L. BUTY [SBN 157186] GEORGE S. SULLIVAN [SBN 187793] BUTY & CURLIANO LLP 555 — 12" Street, Suite 1280 Oakland, California 94607 Tel: — 510,267.3000 Fax: 510.267.0117 Email: mlb@butycurliano.com jsullivan@butycurliano.com Attorneys for Defendant S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. - ENDORSED San Francisco County ‘Superlor Aarne MAY 3 0 2013 ap CLERK OF THE eer , ‘Deputy Clerk SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO — UNLIMITED JURISDICTION ROBERT ROSS and JEAN ROSS, Plaintiffs, v. C.C. MOORE & CO. ENGINEERS; et al., Defendants. ee No. CGC-10-275731 DEFENDANT S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’S PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Date: May 30, 2013 Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept: 503 Trial: June 10, 2013 Defendant $.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’s Motion for Summary Judgment came on for hearing on May 30, 2013 in Department 503 of the above-entitled court before The Honorable Teri L. Jackson. Counsel for plaintiffs and defendant S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. appeared. After full consideration of the papers filed in support and in opposition to this motion for summary judgment, and oral argument, the Court adopts its tentative ruling and hereby orders as follows: 1 DEFENDANT S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’S PROPOSEB. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENToe IW DH BBW N RP PP RNR NHN BS Soe = XSF BPE GK eS Se DA BDESEPRAS 28 BUTYS CURLANOLLP 555-12" StREET ‘Sune 1280 ‘OAKLAND, CA 94607 $10,267,300 Defendant S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’s motion for summary judgment is granted, Defendant sustained its initial burden, Plaintiffs failed to submit evidence creating a triable issue whether defendant breached a duty owed to Mr. Ross, a non-employee. Specifically, plaintiffs failed to submit evidence creating a triable issue whether defendant knew or should have known that the products or materials to which it exposed Mr. Ross contained asbestos. Even accepting plaintiffs’ argument that the duty was created pursuant to the 1955 General Industry Safety Orders (GISOs), plaintiffs failed to submit evidence creating a triable issue whether defendant knew or should have known that the products or materials allegedly disturbed and/or used by defendant’s employees in Mr, Ross’ presence, who was a non-employee, were hazardous (i.e. asbestos) and exceeded the dust count acceptable under the 1955 GISOs. Defendant’s objections to Dr. Cohen’s declaration are sustained. Plaintiffs have dismissed their strict liability cause of action. IT IS SO ORDERED TERI L. JACKSON parep: WAY 3.0 2083 HONORABLE TERI L. JACKSON Judge of the Superior Court 2 DEFENDANT S.J. AMOROSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.’S PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT