In re Toy Asbestos Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 Case No. 19-cv-00325-HSG IN RE TOY ASBESTOS ORDER GRANTING ARMSTRONG

INTERNATIONAL INC.’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Re: Dkt. No. 446 11 12 Pending before the Court is Defendant Armstrong International, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. See Dkt. No. 446. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Agnes Toy and Thomas Toy, Jr. initially filed this action in Alameda Superior Court against over forty Defendants, alleging that Thomas H. Toy, Sr. developed malignant mesothelioma and later died from exposure to asbestos-containing products or equipment that Defendants either manufactured or supplied. See Dkt. No. 1-1. Defendants removed this action to federal court, Dkt. No. 1, and Plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on July 22, 2019, Dkt. No. 247 (“SAC”). Plaintiffs bring causes of action against Defendant for (1) negligence;…