U.S. District Court, District of Colorado: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 6 asbestos decisions from the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (1987–2019). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal district court

Decisions

• Mestas v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019). The district court denied the plaintiffs' motion to join four additional parties, adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation, overruled the defendants' objection, and dismissed only the breach of warranty claims, so the take-home exposure negligence claims against the moving defendants survived.
• Church v. Dana Kepner Company, Inc. (2013). The magistrate judge granted in part and denied in part Dana Kepner's motion to compel and the Churches' motions to quash and for protective orders: the fact and dates of the California settlements and the smoking admission must be provided, but settlement terms and amounts need not be.
• Church v. Dana Kepner Company, Inc. (2012). The court denied Dana Kepner Company's motion to dismiss, so Barbara Church's negligence, strict liability, conspiracy and wrongful death claims proceed.
• Wallic v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1999). The court granted plaintiff Sondra Wallic's motion and awarded her $3,433.57 in fees and costs against Pittsburgh Corning for the improper removal. It also awarded Rule 11 fees and costs against attorney Robert Hamblett and Hassard Bonnington LLP.
• Miller v. Celotex Corp. (1989). The court granted summary judgment to defendants Celotex, Eagle-Picher, Keene and Owens-Illinois because plaintiff Raymond Miller's asbestos claim was filed after Colorado's three-year limitations period expired.
• Rice v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1987). The court denied defendant John Crane's motion for summary judgment, leaving the plaintiff's claims against Crane in place because fact issues remained on whether Crane was a manufacturer under the Colorado Products Liability Act.