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Barron v. Martin-Marietta Corp.
Facts
Plaintiffs, morning and afternoon workers (Workers) at Martin-Marietta Corporation (MMC) (Defendant), loaded missile canisters into magazine storage at a weapons station in California. Half of the missiles were manufactured by MMC and the other half by another company, IMI. The Workers complained of smelling fumes leaking from the canisters and alleged that they suffered from physical and psychological harm because of loading the canisters. An investigation by the U.S. Navy advised that the Workers were likely exposed to toluene, which was a chemical present in the canisters. The Navy’ s investigation also found that the canisters that MMC manufactured had low levels of the chemical toluene. Workers brought a negligence suit against MMC alleging that the canisters manufactured by MMC caused their injuries because they exposed to the toluene. MMC, in its motion of summary judgment, argued that the Workers failed to show that MMC was the cause of the injuries they suffered.
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