Burns v. Ace Property & Casualty Co.; Westchester Fire Ins. Co.; et al. – Personal injury action for an 83‑year‑old retired career plumber who worked throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for over 40 years, including installing, cutting, and beveling Johns‑Manville transite pipe at Indian Valley College for Cooper Brothers Plumbing in the early 1970s. The transite pipe was delivered by trucks marked Heieck & Moran, whose successor entities were among the defendants. He developed lung cancer with radiologic markers of occupational asbestos exposure; his wife brought a loss‑of‑consortium claim.
August 2025: Case resolved during pre‑trial hearings before jury selection, in excess of $2,500,000.00.