Mississippi Supreme Court: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 7 asbestos decisions from the Mississippi Supreme Court (1990–2018). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• State: Mississippi
• Kind of court: State supreme court

Decisions

• Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Oakes EX rel. Hagan (2018). The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and the circuit court, holding Illinois Central Railroad entitled to a pro tanto setoff for asbestos trust payments, and remanded for a hearing on whether the payments covered the same injuries.
• Union Carbide Corporation v. Nix (2014). The court affirmed the compensatory verdict for Nix against Union Carbide, reversed the punitive damages award and remanded for a new trial on punitive damages only, vacated the attorney's fees award, and affirmed the special master fee and 8% postjudgment interest.
• Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v. Pittman (2010). The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's denial of summary judgment and rendered judgment for the defendants (Garlock, Trane, Rapid-American and the other appellants) against Mary Pittman, because the original complaint was a nullity and her 2005 amended complaint was time-barred.
• Gorman-Rupp Company v. Hall (2005). The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the trial court's denial of summary judgment and rendered judgment for Gorman-Rupp Company, against plaintiff Bobby G. Hall.
• Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Gregory (2005). The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the Tunica County Circuit Court's denial of Illinois Central Railroad's motion to transfer and/or dismiss, holding the nine employees were improperly joined; out-of-state claims were to be dismissed and the rest severed and transferred to proper venues.
• Owens Corning v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company (2004). The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for the tobacco defendants on all of Owens Corning's claims, holding they were barred by the remoteness doctrine, and did not reach the cross-appeal issues.
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Edwards (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.