Family Can't Sue Employer for Worker's Asbestos Exposure

A California appellate court ruled that the family of a worker who died from mesothelioma could not bring a wrongful death suit against his employer predicated on the worker's asbestos exposure from materials he had brought home from work. Case: Melendrez v. Ameron International Corp., Nos. B256928 and B259423, 09/17/2015, published. Facts: Lario Melendrez worked for the Ameron International Corp. and its predecessors from approximately 1961 to 1985, manufacturing Bondstrand pipe. The pipe, which was designed to transport extremely corrosive materials, contained asbestos. The Ameron pl...