California Court of Appeal

An expert opinion must be based on matter that provides a reasonable basis for the opinion; the trial court did not err in excluding a declaration that did not comply with this rule. No causation having been established, summary judgment was properly granted to defendants on these wrongful death claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2004
• Published 02/02/2004

Judges

• KITCHING, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Girardi and Keese, Thomas V. Girardi, Robert W. Finnerty, Los Angeles, and Carrie J. Rognlien for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Rose, Klein & Marias and David A. Rosen, Los Angeles, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, Ellis J. Horvitz, David M. Axelrad and Mary-Christine Sungaila, Encino, for Defendants and Respondents ExxonMobil Corporation and Union Oil Company of California.,  Steptoe & Johnson, Laurence F. Janssen, Lawrence P. Riff and Kevin C. Mayer, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent ExxonMobil Corporation., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, V. Thomas Meador III and Deanne L. Miller, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Union Oil Company of California.