Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DENNIS C. PAYNE, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. 2:20-cv-01198-TLN-AC

13 v. ORDER

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,

15 et al., 16 Defendants.

17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Dennis C. Payne (“Mr. Payne”) and Susan Payne’s (“Plaintiffs”) Motion for Summary Adjudication (ECF No. 178) and Defendant General Electric Company’s (“General Electric”) Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 179). Both motions are fully briefed. (ECF Nos. 196, 197, 199, 207, 208, 209.1) As set forth below, both Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Adjudication and General Electric’s Motion for Summary Judgment are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.2

25 Defendants Alfa Laval, Inc. (“Laval”) and Tate Andale, LLC (“Andale”) also filed oppositions, which are now moot. (ECF Nos. 195, 198, 200.) Laval was dismissed from this action with prejudice (ECF No. 217) and Andale settled (ECF No. 225). 27 The Court already denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Adjudication as to Andale 28 …