Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Van Kha, Plaintiff,

Case No. BC717443 v. [Tentative] Ruling

PPG Industries, et al. Defendants.

Hearing Date: August 25, 2020

Department 49, Judge Stuart M. Rice

(1) Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment or Adjudication

Moving Party: Defendants PPG Industries, Inc., Sierracin/Sylmar Corp., and Desiderio Rodriguez

Responding Party: Plaintiff Van Kha

Ruling: Defendants’ motion for summary judgment or adjudication is denied in full.

Defendants’ Evidentiary Objections

Declaration of Irving Meyer

Objection 1 is sustained for failure to authenticate.

Objection 2 is sustained for hearsay and failure to authenticate.

Legal Standard

The function of a motion for summary judgment or adjudication is to allow a determination as to whether an opposing party cannot show evidentiary support for a pleading or claim and to enable an order of summary dismissal without the need for trial. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4