Supreme Court of California

In moving for class certification, plaintiffs in an action for medical monitoring of residents of a geographic area affected by defendants' toxic chemical discharge, did not meet their burden of demonstrating that common issues of law and fact predominate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2003
• Published 03/03/2003

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Holme, Roberts & Owen, Linnea Brown, Denver, CO;  Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Robert S. Warren, Los Angeles, Robert W. Loewen, Irvine, and Daniel S. Floyd, Los Angeles, for Petitioners Lockheed Martin Corporation and Highland Supply Corporation., Payne & Fears, David Sweet, Alan G. Ross, Irvine;  Law Offices of Terry Bridges and Terry Bridges, Riverside, for Petitioner Highland Supply Company., Bowman & Brooke, Anthony S. Thomas, Torrance;  Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, John D. Dwyer, Steven B. Katz, Los Angeles, and Carrie L. Daughters, for Petitioner FMC Corporation., Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, David F. Wood, Ann G. Zuckerman, James C. MacDonald, Los Angeles;  Brunick, Alvarez & Battesby and Leland P. McElhaney, San Bernardino, for Petitioner Baumac Corporation., Zevnik Horton Guibord McGovern Palmer & Fognani, John D. Fognani, Michael John Miguel and K. Eric Adair, Los Angeles, for Petitioners Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation and El Paso Tennessee Pipeline Co., Nossman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott and Patrick J. Richard, San Francisco, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Hugh F. Young, Jr., and Harvey M. Grossman, Chicago, IL, for The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Atlantic Legal Foundation and Martin S. Kaufman for Ronald E. Gots, Leonard Hamilton, Ronald Hart, Clark W. Heath, Michael Gough, A. Alan Moghissi, Rodney W. Nichols, Frederick Seitz, Barry H. Smith, James Wilson and Richard Wilson as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Crowell & Moring, Victor E. Schwartz and Luther Zeigler, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, for The Coalition for Asbestos Justice, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Lisa Perrochet and Mary-Christine Sungaila, Encino, for American Chemistry Council, Chemical Industry Council of California, ExxonMobil Corporation and Union Oil Company of California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.,  Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and Frederick D. Baker, San Francisco, for Defense Research Institute as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Donald W. Fowler, Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Marc S. Mayerson;  National Chamber Litigation Center and Robin S. Conrad, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, for United States Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Robie & Matthai, Pamela E. Dunn, Pasadena, and Natalie A. Kouyoumdjian, Los Angeles, for State Farm General Insurance Company and United Services Automobile Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, James C. Martin, Michael K. Brown;  Daniel J. Popeo and Paul D. Kamenar, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, for Washington Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners Lockheed Martin Corporation and Highland Supply Company., Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Walter J. Lack, Gary A. Praglin, Richard P. Kinnan, Los Angeles;  Masry & Vititoe, Edward S. Masry, Westlake Village;  Girardi & Keese, Thomas V. Girardi, Los Angeles, Howard B. Miller, El Segundo;  Ward & Ward and Alexandra S. Ward, San Bernardino, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.