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

Our case-law library holds 12 asbestos decisions from the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut (1984–2024). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal district court

Decisions

• In re Nash Engineering Company (2024). The court granted the Nash Holdings defendants' motion to dismiss the Bankruptcy Code section 548 claims (Counts II and III) with prejudice as untimely, and denied it as to the CUFTA fraudulent transfer, unjust enrichment and subsequent-transfer claims, so the Trustee's remaining claims go forward.
• Erhardt v. Bmw OF North America, LLC (2021). The district court denied BMW of North America's motions to preclude the plaintiff's three expert witnesses and denied its motion for summary judgment, so Mr. Erhardt's claims go forward against BMW NA.
• Carlson v. CBS Corporation (2020). The court granted General Electric's unopposed motion for summary judgment, dismissing the Carlsons' claims against it with prejudice, along with Ms. Carlson's consortium claim and the cross-claims of Foster Wheeler and Crane Co.
• Bray v. Ingersoll-Rand Co. (2015). The court granted summary judgment to defendants Aurora, BW/IP, Carrier, Crane, Nash, Warren and Weir because the plaintiffs lacked evidence tying the defendants' products to St. Jean's asbestos exposure, and it dismissed Marilyn St. Jean's derivative loss of consortium claim.
• Kotecki v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009). The court denied the Koteckis' motion to remand, keeping the case in federal court because Buffalo Pumps and General Electric showed a colorable federal officer (military contractor) defense.
• Murphy v. General Electric Company (2009). The court denied the plaintiffs' motion to remand to state court, holding that General Electric and Buffalo Pumps could remove the case under the federal officer removal statute.
• Carroll v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2008). The district court denied the Carrolls' motion to remand, holding that defendants Viad, General Electric and Buffalo Pumps properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute.
• Pantalone v. Aurora Pump Co. (2008). The court held that Buffalo Pumps satisfied the federal-officer removal requirements but removed too late under § 1446(b), so it granted Margaret Pantalone's motion to remand to Connecticut state court.
• Contois v. Able Industries Inc. (2007). The court denied the executrix's motion to remand, holding that Buffalo Pumps' removal was timely and that Buffalo Pumps and General Electric satisfied federal officer removal requirements, so the case stays in federal court.
• Machnik v. Buffalo Pumps Inc. (2007). The court denied Machnik's motion to remand to state court, finding that General Electric had justified federal officer removal, so the case stayed in federal court.
• Yale University v. Cigna Ins. Co. (2002). The court granted the insurers' summary judgment on the third-party liability and specified peril policies and on asbestos contamination under the all risk policies, and denied it in part on lead contamination claims under the all risk policies, so Yale mostly lost.
• Bauer v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1984). The court denied Johnson Asbestos Corporation's motion for summary judgment on limitations, so plaintiff Bauer's wrongful death suit proceeds, and granted its motion to dismiss only the consortium claim arising from the husband's death.