{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mary-callanan-et-al","displayName":"Mary Callanan, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108140:2020-03-31","opinionId":"c88f9c89-7a68-544c-9549-5d43f4d53a51","slug":"mary-callanan-et-al-appellant-v-aw-chesterton-et-al-respondent-108140","caseName":"Mary Callanan, et al., Appellant, vs. A.W. Chesterton, et al., Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108140","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-03-31","year":2020,"display_summary":"Mary Callanan and Kelley Miller, on behalf of Ronald Callanan, sued Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. for strict liability, negligence, and willful misconduct, alleging asbestos exposure from the company's products caused Callanan's asbestosis and death. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Cleaver-Brooks, finding no evidence of causation. The appellate court reversed, holding that the record contained a genuine dispute of material fact regarding Callanan's exposure to asbestos from Cleaver-Brooks products and whether those products were a \"substantial factor\" in his illness and death. The case was remanded for further proceedings.","primaryTopic":"personal-injury","topicSlugs":["personal-injury","negligence","summary-judgment","civil-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=153717","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mary-callanan-et-al-appellant-v-aw-chesterton-et-al-respondent-108140","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}