Personal Injury

Ruled that the civil claims of a metal foundry worker who developed interstitial pulmonary fibrosis brought against companies that supplied products for use in the foundry’s manufacturing processes were not barred by the component parts doctrine.

In a wrongful death suit against a retail business following the sudden cardiac arrest and death of a customer in its store, found that the common law duty of reasonable care does not require the retailer to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) available for use in a medical emergency.