Motion-Secondary: RODOLFO AN, ET AL. VS CBS CORPORATION, ET AL.

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 02/25/2022 01:44 PM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by S. Drew,Deputy Clerk




                  1     Douglas G. Wah, Esq. (SBN 64692)
                        Beth C. Hopwood, Esq. (SBN 161985)
                  2     FOLEY & MANSFIELD, PLLP
                        2185 N. California Blvd., Suite 575
                  3     Walnut Creek, CA 94596
                        Telephone: (510) 590-9500
                  4     Facsimile: (510) 590-9595
                        Email: bhopwood@foleymansfield.com
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                        Attorneys for Defendants
                  6     PARSONS CORPORATION and PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.
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                  8                                  SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                  9                                                FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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                11      LAOSD ASBESTOS LITIGATION                                                    JCCP Case No.:                     4674
                                                                                                     [Assigned to the Hon. Stuart M. Rice, Dept. 15]
                12      Coordinated Proceeding Special Title (Rule 3.550)
                        RODOLFO AN and CRISTINA AN,                                                  LASC Case No.:                     19STCV19227
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                                               Plaintiffs,                                           DEFENDANTS PARSONS CORPORATION
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                                   vs.                                                               INC.’S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL REPLY
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                        CBS CORPORATION, et al.,                                                     BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR
                16                                                                                   SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND
                                               Defendants.                                           DECLARATION OF BETH C. HOPWOOD
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                                                                                                     Date:                  March 17, 2022
                18                                                                                   Time:                  9:00 a.m.
                19                                                                                   Dept:                  15
                                                                                                     Judge:                 Hon. Stuart Rice
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                21                                                                                   Complaint Filed: June 4, 2019
                                                                                                     Trial Date:      April 4, 2022
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                23                 1. Scope of second supplemental briefing limited to Parsons 1965 contract

                24                 In its November 20, 2021 order, the court limited the second supplemental briefing in the case

                25      to Parsons’ work beginning in 1965 relating to the Caltex refinery at issue in this case. Therefore,

                26      defendants will not address plaintiffs’ second supplemental arguments regarding summary

                27      adjudication of strict liability, false representation and punitive damages. Even though one might claim

                28      that Parsons’ earlier work could have some effect on those causes of action, the arguments in plaintiffs’
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                             DEFENDANTS PARSONS CORPORATION AND PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.’S SECOND
                                SUPPLEMENTAL REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND
                                                    DECLARATION OF BETH C. HOPWOOD