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  1. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi · November 21, 1980 · in the opinion

    McCarty v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1980)

    …1969) the Court stated: "Because this is a diversity case, the law of the state where the district court sat controls questions [\339] of res judicata and estoppel. See also Aerojet-General Aviation Corp. v. Askew…

  2. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 15, 1981 · in the opinion

    Tysenn v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1981)

    …to which the claimant is exposed by reason of his employment, and (2) which are peculiar to the industry or occupation, and (3) which are not common to the general population. § 1208(n). In Utter v…

  3. Court case · Delaware Superior Court · May 16, 1985 · in the opinion

    Sheppard v. AC & S. Co. (1985)

    …Daum on May 24, 1982. On the other hand, the defendants' position is [\1130] that the cause of action is time-barred due to presence of general symptoms, namely, shortness of breath, as early as 1974…

  4. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · August 5, 1985 · in the opinion

    Rosenberg v. Celotex Corp. (1985)

    …101, 108 N.E. 217 (1915), and Carrick v. Central General Hospital, 51 N.Y.2d 242, 434 N.Y.S.2d 130, 414 N.E.2d 632 (1980), in support of her argument that she…

  5. Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · September 11, 1986 · in the opinion

    Vigiolto v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)

    …Applicable Law. We begin with the proposition that in a tort action, as a general rule, proof that a [\1457] specific defendant caused the plaintiff's harm is a prerequisite to that defendant's liability to…

  6. Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · February 13, 1986 · in the opinion

    Zupan v. Industrial Com. (1986)

    …term \Occupational Disease' means a disease arising out of and in the course of employment. Ordinary diseases of life to which the general public is exposed outside of the employment shall not be compensable \ \ \." (Ill. Rev…

  7. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · December 15, 1988 · in the opinion

    Whatley v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1988)

    …474 (5th Cir.1985); see Shipp v. General Motors Corp., 750 F.2d 418, 425 (5th Cir.1985) (Duncan placed the allocative burden of comparative causation on the defendant). Sufficiency of the Evidence Whatley contends that…

  8. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio · July 18, 1984 · in the opinion

    Laster v. Celotex Corp. (1984)

    …268 (1979) ("\[t\]he Surgeon General advises me that clinical experience indicates a person who smokes and has been exposed to asbestos faces a greater risk of developing asbestosis and of dying from a respiratory ailment…

  9. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · October 5, 1981 · in the opinion

    White v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1981)

    …admiralty jurisdiction and rejected claims under the Extension of Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 740, or the general maritime law, 28 U.S.C. § 1333, because the alleged injuries bore no reasonable relationship to traditional…

  10. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 3, 1982 · in the opinion

    Staiano v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1982)

    …Pa.R.App.P. 301(a). Appellants acknowledge the general rule that an issue not argued below may not be argued on appeal, but nevertheless assert that their argument is not waived. They say: [\293] The…

  11. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · June 7, 1984 · in the opinion

    Bauer v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1984)

    …the plaintiff has cited a number of cases stating the general rule regarding retroactive application of statutes of limitation: statutes of limitation are ordinarily considered procedural and are retroactively applied to actions pending on or brought…

  12. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · May 30, 1980 · in the opinion

    Migues v. Nicolet Industries, Inc. (1980)

    …in recognition of certain policy concerns, pro rata apportionment between joint tortfeasors. The Court has noted with some emphasis the later decision of the Texas Supreme Court in General Motors Corporation v. Simmons, 558 S.W…

  13. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island · March 27, 1989 · in the opinion

    US v. Hugo Key and Son, Inc. (1989)

    …to the asbestos NESHAP, 49 Fed.Reg 13658, 13659 (April 5, 1984), as follows: The general provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 61 define "owner or operator" as any person who owns, leases, operates, controls…

  14. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · March 30, 1988 · in the opinion

    Kane v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1988)

    …that Kane is a "person aggrieved" by the Bankruptcy Court's order confirming the Plan. As a general rule, creditors have standing to appeal orders of the bankruptcy court disposing of property of the estate because…

  15. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · December 7, 1983 · in the opinion

    Clay v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1983)

    …other issues remaining in relation to defendant Raybestos-Manhattan, the first issue pertains to the judge's instruction to the jury on the possible effect of a general 10-year statute of limitations, T.C.A…

  16. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · December 7, 1981 · in the opinion

    Migues v. Fibreboard Corp. (1981)

    …S.Ct. 687, 42 L.Ed.2d 688 (1974); and has been adopted by the Texas courts, see Turner v. General Motors Corporation, 584 S.W.2d 844, 851 (Tex.1979); Lopez v. Aro Corp., 584…

  17. Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · September 24, 1987 · in the opinion

    VaSalle v. Celotex Corp. (1987)

    …Defendants assert that plaintiff's causes of action accrued in 1972 when VaSalle discovered that he was suffering from asbestosis. • 1, 2 As a general rule, when a plaintiff suffers an obvious injury from a single…

  18. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · September 16, 1983 · in the opinion

    Thompson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1983)

    …Thompson can advance in support of his claim that Louisiana would adopt either if presented his case is a supposed general tendency or trend on the part of Louisiana courts to expand the liability of manufacturers…

  19. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maine · February 24, 1981 · in the opinion

    Austin v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981)

    …Counts V and VI seek contribution or indemnification by BIW for any damages plaintiff may recover against Armstrong Cork. II BIW's motion for summary judgment presents three general issues: (1) Do the allegations of wilful…

  20. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · March 18, 1987 · in the opinion

    Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. US (1987)

    …a trail longer and broader than Judge Gignoux's. To understand the First Circuit's approach to the matter, it will be useful to refer briefly to the general structure of LHWCA. Complementing the Jones Act…