Soto

Filed 7/15/15 Certified for publication 8/5/15 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

PATRICIA SOTO et al., B252995

Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. Nos. BC432930 and v. JCCP 4674)

BORGWARNER MORSE TEC INC.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Robert H. O’Brien, Judge. Affirmed in part and reversed in part. The Arkin Law Firm, Sharon J. Arkin; Farrise Firm, Simona A. Farrise, for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Selman Breitman, Jerry C. Popovich; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Joshua S. Lipshutz, and Joseph C. Hansen, for Defendant and Appellant. Fred J. Hiestand, Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Secundino Medina died of asbestos-related mesothelioma. Medina’s estate, his daughters Patricia Soto, Yolanda Isaak, and Leticia Medina, and his great-grandson Eli Canett asserted claims for negligence, strict liability, and…