LINDA L. FEE ET AL VS. BLOCK DRUG COMPANY, INC. ET AL

SF Superior Court - Asbestos Law & Motion - CGC24277266 - July 22, 2025 Hearing date: July 22, 2025 Case number: CGC24277266 Case title: LINDA L. FEE ET AL VS. BLOCK DRUG COMPANY, INC. ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24277266 | Case Title: | | LINDA L. FEE ET AL VS. BLOCK DRUG COMPANY, INC. ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-07-22 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR ORDER GRANTING PREFERENCE IN SETTING CASE FOR TRIAL, AND EXTENDING DISCOVERY CUTOFF - FOR TENTATIVE RULING PURPOSES ONLY. | Rulings: | | (tentative ruling 2 of 3) 2.

The last day for hearing summary judgment/adjudication motions is November 4, 2025. a. Summary judgment/adjudication motions shall be brought on regular notice pursuant to the relevant provisions of the C.C.P., unless the parties stipulate otherwise. b. Before a party files and serves a summary judgment/adjudication motion, it must contact the clerk to make a reservation. c. The Court allows a maximum of four summary judgment/adjudication motions per day to be calendared, unless good cause is found to exceed this number.

Contact the clerk to schedule a good cause hearing.

3. Time to respond to written discovery not yet served is shortened to 20 days. a. For written discovery that has already been served, responses are due within 20 days of this hearing or by the date determined by the C.C.P., whichever is earlier. b. Any issue/dispute that requires meet and confer, shall occur in person or via telephone, not by email or letter.

4. Electronic service is considered the equivalent of personal service.

5. The fact discovery cut-off date is October 24, 2025.

6. The expert discovery cut-off date is November 7, 2025.

7. All bankruptcy documents shall be turned over to defendants no later than August 21, 2025. a. If Plaintiff submits documents to bankruptcy trusts after this date, they must notify Defendants no later than five days after submission. b. The fact discovery cut-off does not apply to bankruptcy documents.

8. No later than August 5, 2025: a. Plaintiff must provide a statement to each Defendant stating the name and contact information of each lay person with knowledge of any facts supporting Plaintiff's claims as to each Defendant. b. Defendants must provide a statement stating the name and contact information of each lay person with knowledge of facts supporting Defendant's affirmative defenses. c. Any person not identified on the statements may be barred from testifying at trial or presenting a declaration on a summary judgment motion.

9. A further case management conference is set for September 23, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. a. Case management conference statements are not required. b. Parties may appear at the conference by zoom. c. If the parties agree that no CMC is necessary, they shall notify the Court at least two court days before the hearing.

10. Plaintiffs will send a settlement demand to Defendants no later than September 29, 2025. Response to the settlement demand is due October 13, 2025. The parties shall separately submit confidential settlement demands/offers. This confidential value must be separately submitted to Department503@sftc.org via electronic mail on October 20, 2025.

11. A mandatory settlement conference is set for Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Department 503. Personal appearance is required by all unless a party is excused for good cause. A request to excuse a personal appearance must be submitted to Department503@sftc.org two weeks before the mandatory settlement conference. (tentative ruling continues 2 of 3, see next entry) | |