Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a premises owner owed a duty to spouses handling asbestos-contaminated work clothes based on the foreseeable risk of harm arising from such exposures
• holding premises owner owed duty of care to employees’ spouses based on traditional premises liability and foreseeability principles
• holding \considerations of fairness and policy govern whether the imposition of a duty is warranted\
• holding \considerations of fairness and policy govern whether the imposition of a duty is warranted\
• noting that the duties of landowners should be consistent with the “fundamental purpose” of “deter[ring] conduct that creates an unreasonable risk of injury to others” (internal quotations omitted)
• recognizing \exception to the requirement that premises be made safe for an independent contractor when the contractor is invited onto the land to perform a specific task in respect of the hazard itself\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).