Western MacArthur Company, which distributed Johns-Manville asbestos products, filed an appeal (Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co. (1985) 175 Cal.App.3d 445) after the courts awarded personal injury damages to Jack and Rose Kaminski. Jack Kaminski received a mesothelioma diagnosis due to exposure to asbestos products while working at the Bethlehem Shipyard. Kaminski helped welders install aluminum angle bars in the ammunition compartments of large destroyers.

The California 1st District Court of Appeals reviewed Western’s appeal and published its ruling on December 10, 1985. To read the appeals court’s decision, please visit the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Documents Database hosted by the mesothelioma lawyers at Hissey Kientz, LLP.