164 results for “Owens-Illinois”, page 5 of 9
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 1, 1988 · in the opinion
H & H Plumbing Co. v. Indus. Comm'n (1988)
…Carl Wade, Appellee). No. 5-87-0416WC. Opinion filed June 1, 1988. Rehearing denied July 8, 1988. Illinois Appellate Court — Fifth District (Industrial Commission Division). [\707] [\708] Edward M. Vokoun, of Evans & Dixon, of St. Louis…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 21, 1985 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)
…parts. Martinez v. Rodriguez, 394 F.2d 156, 159 n. 6 (5th Cir.1968). \[22\] See, e.g., Owen, Punitive Damages in Products Liability Litigation, 74 Mich.L.Rev. 1257 (1976); Seltzer, supra note 15; Comment…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 22, 1986 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1986)
…618 P.2d 1268, 1271 (1980). An Illinois court recently explained that it did "not believe that defendants should be relieved of liability for punitive damages merely because, through outrageous misconduct, they may have managed to…
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Court case · New Jersey Supreme Court · July 31, 1986 · in the opinion
Fischer v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
…hand, will often affect countless potential plaintiffs whose identities are unknown to defendant at the time of the culpable conduct. We agree with the Illinois court that the mere fact that a defendant, "through outrageous misconduct…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Common Pleas · January 12, 1987
Lavelle v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1987)
Lavelle sued Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Raymark Industries, Nicolet and other defendants in a products liability case over asbestos exposure. He has asbestosis but not cancer. He worked as an insulator, pipefitter and factory worker and was…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestosis among electricians
This cross-sectional study examined 38 of 39 eligible union electricians who had worked on renovating a specific building in May 1985, when asbestos exposure was documented. Exact exposure values were unknown, so the authors used years worked as an…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 5, 1986
G. B. Elder to C&P Plant Distribution on Proposed Policy Banning Purchase of Asbestos-Containing Materials After 1989, with Attachments (1986)
Cover memo from G. B. Elder to plant and department contacts transmitting a proposed Chemicals and Plastics policy that no asbestos-containing materials be purchased after January 1, 1989, with background on the EPA exposure limit change and cost…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · November 20, 1981
Carbonaro v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1981)
The federal court granted Owens-Corning Fiberglas's motion for summary judgment, holding the plaintiffs' asbestos suit barred by the prior state-court judgment for the defendants, so the plaintiffs lost. Under claim preclusion, a final…
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Court case · North Carolina Supreme Court · November 5, 1985
Wilder v. Amatex Corp. (1985)
The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the summary judgments for Owens-Corning and for the other defendant appellees, ruling for plaintiff J.W. Wilder against Owens-Corning, Eagle-Picher, Pittsburgh Corning, Celotex, Keene and Starr-Davis…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 1, 1981
Fusco v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. (1981)
Albert Fusco worked as a pipe-coverer at the Long Beach Naval Shipyards from 1957 until he retired in 1970. The opinion says his work exposed him to significant concentrations of asbestos fibers. In 1970, after the shipyard's annual medical exam and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · October 28, 1981
Fearson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981)
Rita Fearson, as administratrix, sued Johns-Manville and other asbestos product companies after her husband Joseph Fearson died of lung cancer in 1979 at age 57. He had worked as an asbestos insulation installer in the District of Columbia from 1936…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit · July 30, 1982
Wilson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1982)
Henry Wilson worked as an insulation worker at construction sites in the Washington, D.C. area from 1941. In February 1973 an x-ray showed he had mild asbestosis. In February 1978 he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, and he died in May 1978. In May…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia · July 19, 1984
Joyce v. AC & s., Inc. (1984)
The court granted summary judgment to Celotex and the joining defendants (Owens-Corning, Armstrong, Eagle-Picher, Keene, Pittsburgh Corning), holding all of plaintiff Joyce's asbestos-related claims barred by Virginia's two-year statute of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · January 14, 1980
Mooney v. Fibreboard Corp. (1980)
R. L. Mooney, Sr. worked as an insulator from 1940 to 1970 and handled large quantities of insulation containing asbestos. He sued eleven companies that allegedly made or sold such products, under strict product liability, saying he had lung…
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Court case · Arizona Supreme Court · November 19, 1982
Nelson v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona (1982)
Marguerite Nelson sought Arizona workers' compensation death benefits after her husband Charles, an insulation worker who had handled asbestos for many years, died of mesothelioma in January 1977. She filed her claim in October 1979, almost three…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · January 26, 1982
Starling v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co. (1982)
Three groups of plaintiffs (Starling, Buie and Stapleton) sued railroad and asbestos product companies in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia. The opinion describes the cases as asbestosis cases. The complaints alleged negligence, strict liability,…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · April 7, 1981
Clutter v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981)
Three Ohio plaintiffs, Russell Clutter (whose widow continued his suit), George Dwiggins and Martin McGreevey, sued makers of asbestos products in federal court. Clutter had pleural mesothelioma and was exposed while dismantling a chemical plant and…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 12, 1985
Nance v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)
E.S. Nance worked in a Norfolk, Virginia shipyard from 1940 to 1945 and was exposed to asbestos there. In May 1976 he was diagnosed with asbestosis and mesothelioma. He sued asbestos companies in Florida in April 1980 and died in Florida in August…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Common Pleas · March 22, 1984
English v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1984)
Virginia English, as executrix of her husband Thomas English's estate, sued Johns-Manville and other companies. She claimed he died of pleural mesothelioma caused by inhaling asbestos fibers from the defendants' products. The defendants said the…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 3, 1982
Staiano v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1982)
Carman Staiano sued a group of asbestos product makers, including Johns-Manville, Owens-Corning and Celotex, for personal injuries. His wife, Rita, sued for loss of consortium. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos dust from…