The above-entitled action comes on for hearing before the Honorable Thomas E. Kuhnle 19 on November 9, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 5. The Court now issues its tentative ruling as 20 follows:
21 I. INTRODUCTION
22 Plaintiffs Daniel Christopher Doyle and Kristie Lynn Doyle (together, “Plaintiffs”) filed 23 their Complaint for Personal Injuries and Loss of Consortium (“Complaint”) on August 27, 24 2018. The Complaint alleges that Defendants Imerys Talc America, Inc. (and related entities) 25 and Johnson & Johnson (and related entities) (collectively, “Defendants”) put asbestos- 26 containing products, including Talc, into commerce. (Complaint, at p. 3.) Plaintiffs allege that 27 Daniel Christopher Doyle (“Mr. Doyle”) was exposed to asbestos in Defendants’ products and as 28 a consequence now suffers from mesothelioma, an incurable and inevitably fatal cancer. (Id. at
TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION FOR TRIAL PREFERENCE
1 pp. 3-4.) Based on these and related allegations Plaintiffs set
Hearing Date
November 09, 2019
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The above-entitled action comes on for hearing before the Honorable Thomas E. Kuhnle 19 on November 9, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 5. The Court now issues its tentative ruling as 20 follows:
21 I. INTRODUCTION
22 Plaintiffs Daniel Christopher Doyle and Kristie Lynn Doyle (together, “Plaintiffs”) filed 23 their Complaint for Personal Injuries and Loss of Consortium (“Complaint”) on August 27, 24 2018. The Complaint alleges that Defendants Imerys Talc America, Inc. (and related entities) 25 and Johnson & Johnson (and related entities) (collectively, “Defendants”) put asbestos- 26 containing products, including Talc, into commerce. (Complaint, at p. 3.) Plaintiffs allege that 27 Daniel Christopher Doyle (“Mr. Doyle”) was exposed to asbestos in Defendants’ products and as 28 a consequence now suffers from mesothelioma, an incurable and inevitably fatal cancer. (Id. at
TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION FOR TRIAL PREFERENCE
1 pp. 3-4.) Based on these and related allegations Plaintiffs set