BEATRIZ VALDEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. A.M. CASTLE & CO. et al. (formerly Does 1-100), Defendants.

Case No.: BC649327

Hearing Date: October 27, 2020

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:

DEFENDANT reliance steel & aluminum co.’s DEMURRER TO THE second AMENDED COMPLAINT AND MOTION TO STRIKE

DEFENDANT symmetry medical, inc.’s DEMURRER TO THE second AMENDED COMPLAINT AND MOTION TO STRIKE

Defendants Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and Symmetry Medical, Inc.’s. Demurrers to the Second Amended Complaint are OVERRULED.

Defendants Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and Symmetry Medical, Inc.’s Motions to Strike Portions of the Second Amended Complaint are DENIED.

FACTS OF THE CASE

This is a products liability case. The Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleges as follows. Decedent Rodolfo Chavez (“Decedent”) worked with various products and machines as a Machinist that caused him to be exposed to toxins, fibrogens, or carcinogens during the course of his employment. (SAC ¶ 30.) The exposure to these substa