Our plain-English summary of Grimes v. AT&T Corp. (U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, January 9, 2017).
Estelle Grimes sued in New Jersey state court after her husband, Thomas Grimes, died of mesothelioma on July 30, 2015. The amended complaint alleges he was exposed to asbestos while serving in the U.S. Navy and working as a cable twister for Western Electric. She named many companies, including two Canadian asbestos miners, Asbestos Corporation Limited and Bell Asbestos Mines. The case was removed to federal court. The two miners moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in New Jersey. They said they were Canadian corporations with no New Jersey offices, agents or accounts, and that all sales were made F.O.B. Quebec. Grimes pointed to earlier New Jersey rulings against them, but the court said those did not supply the needed facts, such as shipping and billing practices. Because her claim was not frivolous, and the relevant information was in the defendants' hands, the court denied the motions without prejudice. It ordered limited jurisdictional discovery, after which the motions may be renewed.
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The decision
- Court: U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- Decided: January 9, 2017
- Stage: Jurisdiction, venue or removal
- State: New Jersey
Outcome. The court denied, without prejudice to renewal, the motions of Canadian asbestos miners Asbestos Corporation Limited and Bell Asbestos Mines to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, and ordered limited jurisdictional discovery for plaintiff Estelle Grimes.
What the court held. A plaintiff facing a personal jurisdiction challenge should be allowed jurisdictional discovery unless the claim is clearly frivolous. Prior rulings against the defendants did not by themselves supply the facts needed to establish jurisdiction.
Issues decided: Government Contractor Defense and Removal, Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Removal and Transfer.
The people and their exposure
- Thomas Grimes: mesothelioma; died
| Who | Work | Where | When | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Grimes | served in the United States Navy (the Navy); military service | United States Navy | ||
| Thomas Grimes | cable twister | Western Electric, Inc. |
The defendants
- Asbestos Corporation Limited (manufacturer)
- Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd. (manufacturer)
- Crane Company (manufacturer)
Other decisions in this case
Other rulings from the same court in the same case, in our library:
- Grimes v. AT&T Corp. (August 17, 2018). The district court declined supplemental jurisdiction after the only federal-officer-removal defendant (Crane) was dismissed on unopposed summary judgment, and remanded the case to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, without ruling on the remaining defendants' summary judgment motions.
Decisions this opinion cites
Earlier decisions in our library that the court cited:
- Cuomo v. Crane Co. (U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2014). The Second Circuit reversed the district court's order remanding the case to state court, holding that Crane Co. had shown a colorable federal contractor defense sufficient for federal officer removal, so Crane won and Susan Cuomo lost the remand.
The court's opinion
The text below is Google Scholar's copy of the court's opinion, a public record. Numbers in brackets, such as [*921], mark where each page of the printed reporter begins.
ESTELLE GRIMES, etal., Plaintiffs,
v.
AT&T Corp., etal., Defendants.
Civ. No. 15-8466 (KM) (MAH).
January 9, 2017.
United States District Court, D. New Jersey.
ESTELLE GRIMES, Plaintiff, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
AT&T, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C..
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ, OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Defendant, represented by WILLIAM CLAWGES
MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA.
CBS CORP., Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW,
SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA
PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FMC CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID
SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
KOENIG INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE, Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
MOONEY BROTHERS CORP., Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER, COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Claimant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
FMC CORPORATION, Cross Claimant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Claimant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Claimant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Claimant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Claimant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. RICO, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Claimant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Claimant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
ESTELLE GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Claimant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
ELIZABETH INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, Cross Defendant, represented by MARK G. TURNER, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES. FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
ESTELLE GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by CHRISTOPHER D. DEVANNY, KENT & MCBRIDE PC & KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER D. DEVANNY, KENT & MCBRIDE PC & KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Claimant, represented by WILLIAM CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Claimant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Claimant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Claimant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
ELIZABETH INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, Cross Defendant, represented by MARK G. TURNER, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES. FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
ESTELLE GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH & DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
THOMAS GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Claimant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
ELIZABETH INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, Cross Defendant, represented by MARK G. TURNER, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES. FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
ELIZABETH INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, Cross Defendant, represented by MARK G. TURNER, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES. FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
ESTELLE GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH & DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
THOMAS GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
MOONEY BROTHERS CORP., Cross Claimant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
ELIZABETH INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, Cross Defendant, represented by MARK G. TURNER, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES. FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
ESTELLE GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH & DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
THOMAS GRIMES, Cross Defendant, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER, COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. MOONEY BROTHERS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY &
KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
ELIZABETH INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, Cross Defendant, represented by MARK G. TURNER, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES & MICHAEL JOSEPH MURPHY, TIERNEY LAW OFFICES PC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. MOONEY BROTHERS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Claimant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNAHAN, LEBOWITZ,
OLESKE, CONNAHAN & KASSAR, LLC.
ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH, P.C.. BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
IMO INDUSTRIES INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH IRA FONTAK, LEADER & BERKON LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. MOONEY BROTHERS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
ONYX INDUSTRIAL, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MARC J. WISEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C..
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
KOENIG INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE, Cross Claimant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC. ALLIED GLOVE & SAFETY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM
CLAWGES MORLOK, SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.
ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Cross Defendant, represented by MADHURIKA JEREMIAH, GOLDFEIN &
JOSEPH, P.C..
AT&T, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. & AHMED JOSEPH KASSIM, GIBBONS PC.
BAYONNE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL JOSEPH SMYTH, MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY, P.C..
BERGEN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., INC., Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. BINSKEY & SNYDER, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by MICHAEL JOSEPH BLOCK, WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA. CBS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
CENTRAL JERSEY SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN &
JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS ALBANO, III, Caruso Pope Edell Picini, P.C. & RICHARD DOMINICK PICINI, CARUSO SMITH EDELL PICINI, PC.
CRANE COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JOSHUA ADAM GREELEY, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC & LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC.
FLOWSERVE US INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER. FMC CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by ANGELA COLL CALIENDO, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli Hanna & Reber, LLP.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP.
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by LISA PASCARELLA, PASCARELLA DIVITA, PLLC. KOENIG INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE, Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC. MOONEY BROTHERS CORP., Cross Defendant, represented by KEVIN E. HOFFMAN, KENT & MCBRIDE, PC.
RARITAN SUPPLY COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
RICO, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK, MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.
SAFEGUARD INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO., Cross Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER CHARLES SCHAFFEL,
MCGIVNEY & KLUGER & POOJA R. PATEL, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER.
WARREN PUMPS INC, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL C. JOHNSON, MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA.
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
KEVIN McNULTY, District Judge.
Defendants Asbestos Corporation Limited ("ACL") and Bell Asbestos Mines, LTD. ("Bell")[1] (collectively, "defendants") have filed motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2). For the reasons stated below, the motions are DENIED as presented because limited jurisdictional discovery is required. When such discovery is completed, the motion may be renewed.
I. ALLEGATIONS OF THE AMENDED COMPLAINT
The following facts are taken from the amended complaint. They are assumed true for the purposes of this memorandum only.
Thomas Grimes died of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, on July 30, 2015. ACL and Bell "mined, milled, manufactured, sold, supplied, purchased, marketed, installed and/or removed" the "asbestos or asbestos-containing products" to which the deceased was exposed while serving in the United States Navy and working as a cable twister for Western Electric, Inc. (Amend. Compl. 1-4; ECF Nos. 98, 101)
On October 28, 2015, his widow, Estelle Grimes, brought suit against defendants and numerous other corporations who also mined, sold, or distributed asbestos in New Jersey state court. On December 1, 2015, her case was removed from state to federal court.[2] Grimes amended her complaint on August 1, 2016. ACL and Bell filed mirror-image motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction on August 4, 2016.
II. DISCUSSION
A. Standard
Once a defendant files a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) (2), the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing sufficient facts to show that jurisdiction exists. Marten v. Godwin, 499 F.3d 290, 295-96 (3d Cir. 2001). While a court must accept the plaintiffs allegations as true and construe disputed facts in favor of the plaintiff, Pinker v. Roche Holdings, Ltd., 292 F.3d 361, 368 (3d Cir. 2002), the court must still examine any evidence presented with regard to disputed factual allegations. See, e.g., Eurofins Pharma US Holdings v. BioAlliance Pharma SA, 623 F.3d 147, 155-56 (3d Cir. 2010) (examining the evidence supporting the plaintiffs allegations); Patterson v. FBI, 893 F.2d 595, 603-04 (3d Cir. 1990).
The plaintiff "need only establish a prima facie case of personal jurisdiction." Miller Yacht Sales, Inc. v. Smith, 384 F.3d 93, 97 (3d Cir. 2004). Nevertheless, a plaintiff may not "rely on the bare pleadings alone" in order to withstand a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction; "[o]nce the motion is made, plaintiff must respond with actual proofs, not mere allegations." Patterson, 893 F.2d at 604 (internal citations omitted); Time Share Vacation Club, 735 F.2d at 66 n.9. There are two kinds of personal jurisdiction that allow a district court to hear a case involving a non-resident defendant: general and specific. See Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408, 414-415 & n. 9 (1984). A court may exercise general jurisdiction when a defendant has "continuous and systematic contacts" with the forum state. Id. at 415 n. 9. The defendant's "contacts need not relate to the subject matter of the litigation," Ameripay, LLC v. Ameripay Payroll, Ltd., 334 F. Supp. 2d 629, 633 (D.N.J. 2004), but must rise to "a `very high threshold of business activity.'" Id. at 633 (quoting Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinea v. Ins. Co. of N. Am., 651 F.2d 877, 891 (3d Cir. 1981)). The facts required to establish sufficient contacts for general jurisdiction must be extensive and persuasive. Reliance Steel Prods. Co. v. Watson, Ess, Marshall & Enggas, 675 F.2d 587, 589 (3d Cir. 1982) In other words, the plaintiff must demonstrate "significantly more than minimum contacts." Provident Nat'l Bank, 819 F.2d at 437.
In contrast to general jurisdiction, specific jurisdiction relies on the defendant's forum-related activities that give rise to the plaintiffs claims. Establishing specific jurisdiction involves a three-part inquiry: (1) whether the defendant purposefully directed its activities at the forum; (2) whether the litigation arises out of or relates to at least one of the contacts; and (3) whether the exercise of jurisdiction otherwise comports with traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice. O'Connor v. Sandy Lane Hotel Co., Ltd., 496 F.3d 312, 317 (3d Cir. 2007). The defendant need not be physically located in the state while committing the alleged acts. Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462, 476 (1985). Nor is specific jurisdiction defeated merely because the bulk of harm occurred outside the forum. Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 465 U.S. 770, 780 (1984). A single act may satisfy minimum contacts if it creates a substantial connection with the forum. Burger King, 471 U.S. at 476 n. 18.
B. Analysis
In support of its motion to dismiss, Bell and ACL submit identical declarations from Richard Dufour, Counsel for ACL and Bell.[3] Dufour states that (1) defendants are Canadian corporations not registered to do business in New Jersey; (2) that they do not have appointed agents, offices, facilities, or bank accounts in New Jersey; (3) that they have never received mail or telephone calls in New Jersey; (4) that they have never initiated any lawsuit in New Jersey, and (5) that "all sales of asbestos were made F.O.B.,[4] Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada." (See Jeremiah DecIs. Exs. H, ECF. Nos. 99, 100). Grimes counters that this argument "has been rejected each and every time it has been proffered in the State of New Jersey." (Pl. Oppo. Br. 4, ECF No. 104). Grimes specifically points to one unpublished New Jersey appellate court opinion involving ACL and three New Jersey trial court orders denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by either ACL or Bell. (Geier Decl. Exs. A-B, ECF No. 104-1)
These authorities, however persuasive, fail to shore up the factual gaps in Grimes's pleading. The orders, for example, do not explicate the facts and legal reasoning on why they rely. The appellate decision, Buttitta v. Allied Signal, Inc., largely defers to an unreported (and, despite this Court's best efforts, undiscoverable) opinion of this Court from 1976, from which it quotes:
It seems without question that in personam jurisdiction exists with respect to all the defendants. . . at least to the extent that they may be held liable for any damages proven to be the result of their placing asbestos into the stream of commerce in New Jersey. Notwithstanding the fact that all sales were made FOB Canada, each defendant knew or should have known that their product would be utilized in New Jersey, as evidenced by their methods of shipment and billing procedures. Thus. . . it is well within the. . . `permissible limit of due process' to require these defendants to defend themselves against this action by a New Jersey corporation's employees for alleged wrongs arising out of their shipment of asbestos into this forum.
Dkt. No. A-5263-07T1, A-5268-07T1, 2010 N.J. Super. Unpub. Lexis 703, at [*58] (N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 2010) (citing Austin v. Johns-Manville Prods. Corp., No. 75-754 (D.N.J. Dec. 1, 1976).[5] In short, I do not have—although it is clear that they exist—the facts (i.e., the billing and shipping methods and procedures) on which at least the Buttitta court based its conclusion that ACL or Bell reasonably knew or should have known that their asbestos would end up in New Jersey.[6]
"Although the plaintiff bears the burden of demonstrating facts that support personal jurisdiction, courts are to assist the plaintiff by allowing jurisdictional discovery unless the plaintiff's claim is `clearly frivolous.'" Toys "R" Us, Inc., Step Two, S.A., 318 F.3d 446, 456 (3d Cir. 2003) (internal citations omitted). Grimes's allegations here are clearly not frivolous.[7] Indeed, while somewhat vague, Grimes has submitted deposition testimony taken in the Austin v. Johns-Manville case in which the then-Vice President and Secretary of ACL testified that he dealt with the "Johns Manville plant" in "Manville, New Jersey" on a "direct basis." (Geier Decl. Ex. C)
Accordingly, I will not grant the motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction, but will deny it, subject to renewal after some limited discovery directed towards the jurisdictional issues. I note that most, if not all, of the information pertinent to this issue presumably would be in ACL or Bell's control, and Grimes should have a fair opportunity to test defendants' oft-asserted claims of lack of personal jurisdiction. Given the frequency with which ACL and Bell have litigated this issue in this and other courts, discovery concerning defendants' contacts with New Jersey should be easy to find. Such discovery in any case must be focused on the existence, or not, of ties to New Jersey that would justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction. ORDER
THIS MATTER having been opened to the Court by defendants Bell Asbestos Mines, LTD. and Asbestos Corporation Limited's motions to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), (ECF Nos. 99 and 100); and plaintiffs Estelle Grimes, Individually and as Administrator for the Estate of Thomas Grimes, and as Individual Heirs of the Estate of Estelle Grimes, having filed oppositions, (ECF Nos. 103, 104); and the Court having reviewed the submissions and come to a decision without oral argument, see L. Civ. R. 9.1(f); for good cause shown;
IT IS this 9th day of January, 2016
ORDERED that defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction are DENIED without prejudice subject to renewal pending the completion of limited jurisdictional discovery as outlined above.
[1] There are over 20 other named defendants. "Defendants" as used herein, unless otherwise specified, refers only to ACL and Bell. [2] Jurisdiction is based on Section § 1442(a)(1) of Title 28 of the United States Code, which allows federal officers or persons "acting under" a federal officer to remove to federal court so long as they have a "colorable" federal defense. See, e.g. Mesa v. California, 489 U.S. 121, 129 (1989). This is an exception to the well-pleaded complaint rule. Jefferson County v. Acker, 527 U.S. 423, 430-31 (1999) ("Suits against federal officers are exceptional. . . . Under the federal officer removal statute, suits against federal officers may be removed despite the nonfederal cast of the complaint; the federal question element is met if the defense depends on federal law.") Here, defendant Crane Corp. ("Crane")—who does not join in Bell and ACL's motion to dismiss—asserts that it can avail itself a government contractor defense. See Boyle v. United Techs Corp., 487 U.S. 500 (1988).
To support that defense (and by extension federal jurisdiction), Crane offers the affidavits of retired Rear Admiral David P. Sargent, Jr., Anthony D. Pantaleoni, the Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety Co., and Dr. Samuel Forman M.D., alongside its removal motion. (See ECF No. 1) These affidavits suggest that (1) Crane manufactured its products in accordance with the precise specifications approved by the Navy; (2) the Navy reviewed and approved the warnings, labels, and safety manuals that accompanied Crane's products; and (3) the Navy possessed at least as much knowledge regarding the hazards of asbestos as Crane. Although no party has (yet) challenged Crane's claim to a governmental contractor defense, I am mindful that the Court has an "independent obligation to satisfy themselves of jurisdiction when it is in doubt." Nesbit v. Gears Unlimited, Inc., 247 F.3d 72, 76-77 (3d Cir. 2003). At this early stage, I have no such doubt; Crane has presented sufficient evidence to establish a colorable federal defense for the purposes of federal court jurisdiction. Leite v. Crane Co., 749 F.3d 117, 1123 (9th Cir. 2014) (finding that Crane established a colorable claim based on a similar evidentiary showing); Cuomo v. Crane, 771 F.3d 113, 116-17 (2d Cir. 2014) (same). [3] Both declarations predate Grimes's complaint by nearly five years. (Jeremiah Decls. Exs. H, ECF. Nos. 99, 100) [4] "F.O.B., or `free on board,' is a mercantile term that means that the seller must deliver the goods to a named vessel and that the seller bears the risk of loss up until the point of delivery." Am Estates Wines, Inc., Kreglinger Wine Estates Pty., LTD, Civ. No. 07-2474, 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis. 23494, at [*4] n. 2 (D.N.J. Mar. 25, 2008) (citing Black's Law Dictionary).
[5] Apparently this Court has denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction made by either ACL or Bell on at least two other occasions, Argeskie, et. al., v. Johns-Manville Products Corp, etal., Civ. No. 76-735, and Alessi, et. al. v. Johns-Manville Products, Inc., Civ. No. 76-1817. The Court has been unable to locate a record of either decision.
[6] Grimes does not argue that these authorities preclude or estop ACL or Bell from litigating the issue of personal jurisdiction in New Jersey. See, e.g., Wright & Miller, 17 Fed. Prac. & Proc. § 4416 (3rd ed) (summarizing that "issue preclusion arises in a second action on
the basis of a prior decision when the same `issue' is involved in both actions [and] the issue was `actually litigated' in the first action, after a full and fair opportunity for litigation, the issue was `actually decided' in the first action, by a disposition that is sufficiently `final,' `on the merits,' and `valid.'").
[7] In addition to the New Jersey authorities discussed above, I note that Bell and ACL have filed—and uniformly lost—this exact motion in a number of federal courts across the country. See, e.g., Morris v. Asbestos Corp., 662 F. Supp. 930 (S.D. Ind. 1986); Almond v. Asbestos Corp., No. 86-0945, 1986 U.S. Dist. Lexis. 17106, at [*4] (E.D. Pa. Dec. 1, 1986) (collecting over twenty motions filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alone); Hover v. Asbestos Corp., 678 F. Supp. 370 (D. Conn. 1986); Smith v. GAF Corp., 583 F. Supp. 1101 (S.D. Ohio 1984).
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