Asbestos Cases A–Z: O

59 decisions whose name begins with O.

• Owens-Illinois v. Gianotti (Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 2002). The Court of Special Appeals affirmed the judgments for John Gianotti and his wife against Owens-Illinois, rejecting its challenges, and also rejected the Gianottis' cross-appeal over the reduction of their judgments for the Babcock & Wilcox default and settlement.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Armstrong (Maryland Court of Appeals, 1992). The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the compensatory verdicts for workers Armstrong and Wood against Owens-Illinois, but reversed the punitive damages awards and remanded for new trials limited to punitive damages.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Cook (Maryland Court of Appeals, 2005). The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the judgment for John and Shirley Gianotti against Owens-Illinois, rejecting its challenges to the release, the noneconomic damages cap, the loss of consortium claim and the verdict reduction.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Cook (Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 2005). The Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the judgment for the Gianottis against Owens-Illinois, holding that the damages cap did not apply, the loss of consortium claim could proceed, the release reserved the mesothelioma claim, and the verdict was properly reduced for the Babcock & Wilcox settlement.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Edwards (Mississippi Supreme Court, 1990). The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed, as modified, the circuit court's partial summary judgment for Charles Edwards, holding his asbestosis claim was not time barred, and rejected the defendants (Owens-Illinois and others) on the limitations defense.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Hunter (Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 2005). The Court of Special Appeals affirmed the Baltimore City judgment: it rejected Owens-Illinois's challenges to the evidence and to the consortium award, and rejected Ms. Hunter's cross-appeal challenging the remittitur and the wrongful death damages cap.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Ins. Co. (New Jersey Supreme Court, 1994). The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Division's allocation ruling, which had favored Owens-Illinois, and remanded to the Chancery Division for a special master to allocate asbestos defense and indemnity costs among the insurers and Owens-Illinois for its uninsured periods; the continuous-trigger holding stood.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Ins. Co. (New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1993). The court affirmed in part the Chancery Division's summary judgment for Owens-Illinois, upholding coverage, a single deductible per policy period, the continuous trigger and joint and several liability, but reversed and remanded for trial on expected or intended losses, waiver of fraud defenses and fraud or concealment by Owens-Illinois against its insurers and reinsurers.
• Oxford v. Foster Wheeler LLC (California Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate District, 1st Division, 2009). The Court of Appeal reversed the judgment for plaintiffs (the Oxford family) against Foster Wheeler and remanded for a new trial, because the jury's verdicts were irreconcilably inconsistent, while also holding that the jury's government contractor defense findings did not entitle Foster Wheeler to judgment.