California Appellate Panel Affirms Defense Judgment Under Component Parts Doctrine

LOS ANGELES - A unanimous panel of the Second District California Court of Appeal, Division Three, issued an opinion Feb. 1 affirming summary judgment under the component parts doctrine for the suppliers of raw materials to a metal fabrication company that were sued by an employee for personal injuries he alleges resulted from occupational exposure to metal fumes and dust (John Maxton v. Western States Metals, et al., No. B227000, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3; 2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 94). Full story on lexis.com