District of Columbia Court of Appeals: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 4 asbestos decisions from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1989–2004). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• State: District of Columbia
• Kind of court: State appeals court

Decisions

• Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (2004). The court affirmed the Department of Employment Services' order finding that claimant Anita Jones gave timely notice of her work-related mesothelioma, so she was eligible for compensation and Washington Hospital Center lost.
• Alliegro v. ACandS, Inc. (1997). The appeals court reversed the trial court's directed verdict for ACandS, Inc. in phase one and remanded, holding that Mr. Alliegro's evidence should have gone to the jury.
• Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Henkel (1997). The D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed the judgments for the plaintiffs against Owens-Corning Fiberglas, rejecting its Batson, state-of-the-art evidence and statute of limitations challenges.
• District of Columbia v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (1989). The court reversed the trial court's partial summary judgment for the asbestos manufacturers and sellers, holding the District of Columbia's property-damage claims were not time-barred, and remanded for further proceedings.