No Liability For Supplier Of Raw Materials.

Court of Appeal declined to impose negligence, or strict liability for personal injuries to suppliers of raw materials.  The court declined “to extend the holdings of the asbestos cases here because the metal products involved are not inherently dangerous.”  Maxton v. Western States Metals  (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 3; February 1, 2012) 203 Cal.App.4th 81, [136 Cal.Rptr.3d 630].