JACK MONTIJO VS. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ET AL

SF Superior Court - Asbestos Law & Motion - CGC24277225 - July 15, 2025 Hearing date: July 15, 2025 Case number: CGC24277225 Case title: JACK MONTIJO VS. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24277225 | Case Title: | | JACK MONTIJO VS. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-07-15 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT & Notice Of Motion For Summary Judgment | Rulings: | | On Asbestos Law and Motion Calendar for Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Department 304, Line 4.

Defendant NIBCO, Inc.'s ("Defendant" or "NIBCO") Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. Opposition filed. Reply filed.

Plaintiff's objection to the Declaration of Scott Perry is SUSTAINED on the grounds of lack of personal knowledge. (Code Civ. Proc. 437c, subd. (d); LAOSD Asbestos Cases (2023) 87 Cal.App.5th 939, 947-951 [corporate representative lacked personal knowledge to testify regarding events predating her employment by defendant and could not testify to hearsay].)

Defendant's objections to 4, 5, and 7 of the Supplemental Declaration of Jack Montijo (the "Montijo Declaration") are OVERRULED. Defendant's objection to 6 of the Montijo Declaration is OVERRULED.

*Complete tentative ruling has been electronically served to Counsel

The moving party shall lodge with the clerk in Department 304 by the time set for this hearing a proposed order repeating verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling. Any party wishing to contest the tentative ruling must email contestasbestostr@sftc.org by 4:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing and state their intention to contest. If a hearing is requested, it will be on July 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Attorneys may appear in person or remotely via zoom: Meeting ID 160 757 8308; Passcode: 485029. Face coverings are optional.

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