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Ford Motor Co. v. Boomer
No. 120283Supreme Court of Virginia
120283 Ford Motor Co. v. Boomer 01/10/2013 In appeals of jury verdicts against two corporations for wrongful death from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos in dust from brakes installed in certain moto…
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120283 Ford Motor Co. v. Boomer 01/10/2013 In appeals of jury verdicts against two corporations for wrongful death from mesotheli…
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120283 Ford Motor Co. v. Boomer 01/10/2013 In appeals of jury verdicts against two corporations for wrongful death from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos in dust from brakes installed in certain motor vehicles, it is held that in concurring causation cases, the "sufficient to have caused" standard in prior case law and in Section 27 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts (and comments thereto) is the proper way to define the cause-in-fact element of proximate cause. Use of the multiple-sufficient-causes approach is appropriate whether the concurring causes are all tortious in nature or some are innocent. Accordingly, the trial court erred in failing to sustain objections to "substant…
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