Utah Supreme Court: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 4 asbestos decisions from the Utah Supreme Court (1987–2021). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• State: Utah
• Kind of court: State supreme court

Decisions

• Boynton v. Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC (2021). The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the denial of summary judgment to Kennecott, reversed summary judgment for PacifiCorp and Conoco, and remanded, so Larry Boynton's claims against all three go forward.
• Riggs v. Georgia-Pacific LLC (2015). The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the district court's denial of Georgia-Pacific's and Union Carbide's motion to dismiss, holding the heirs' wrongful death suit was not barred by the decedent's earlier personal injury judgment, and remanded.
• Kilpatrick v. Bullough Abatement, Inc. (2008). The Utah Supreme Court reversed the district court's dismissal of both the Kilpatrick and Kirkham asbestos cases, ruling for the plaintiffs (the widows) against the defendants (Bullough, BNSF, Hamilton Materials and others), because no finding of willfulness supported the autopsy-requirement sanction.
• Tisco Intermountain v. Industrial Com'n of Utah (1987). The Utah Supreme Court vacated the Industrial Commission's award of death benefits to Jean Werner, finding no substantial credible evidence that her husband was last injuriously exposed to asbestos while working for Tisco, so Tisco and the State Insurance Fund prevailed.