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  1. Court case · Virginia Supreme Court · March 6, 1981 · in the opinion

    Locke v. Johns-Manville (1981)

    …the defendants in the November 1978 order appealed from. The record shows that since approximately 1948 plaintiff had been employed as an industrial electrician by various contractors at sites in Virginia, New York and North Carolina…

  2. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · March 30, 1983 · in the opinion

    Austin v. Unarco Industries, Inc. (1983)

    …appears that the tests are the same, since, in general "\[o\]nce admiralty jurisdiction is established, then all of the substantive rules and precepts peculiar to the law of the sea become applicable." Brance v. Shumann…

  3. Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · April 5, 1984 · in the opinion

    Weinberg v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1984)

    …Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof." 28 U.S.C…

  4. Court case · Maine Supreme Judicial Court · October 15, 1986 · in the opinion

    Bernier v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986)

    …is an important limitation of the seller's liability. In general, "\[t\]he rule of strict liability subjects the seller to liability to [\540] the user or consumer even though he has exercised all possible care…

  5. Court case · Washington Supreme Court · January 10, 1985

    White v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1985)

    …barred. The court answered yes. Washington's statutes do not say when a claim accrues, so the general discovery rule applies. A survivor takes the decedent's rights, including the benefit of the discovery rule. Whether…

  6. Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · May 31, 1985 · in the opinion

    Krull v. Celotex Corp. (1985)

    …Supp. 818, 821-22 (N.D.Cal.1983). But the general rule in such cases remains that, subject to certain exceptions, the asset-acquiring company is not liable for the debts and liabilities of the seller…

  7. Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · February 24, 1986 · in the opinion

    Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1986)

    …reasons for the precepts and answers. 1. Legal Precepts There is general agreement upon the most basic principles of strict tort products liability. In order to recover from a manufacturer, the plaintiff must prove that the…

  8. Court case · Arkansas Court of Appeals · April 3, 1985 · in the opinion

    Alcoa v. Vann (1985)

    … 81-1314(5)(iii) (Repl. 1976) provides: No compensation shall be payable for any ordinary disease of life to which the general public is exposed. These statutes require that a causal connection between the claimant's…

  9. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island · September 7, 1983 · in the opinion

    Westfall v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (1983)

    …45 S.Ct. at 613. This Court finds it unnecessary to reach the constitutionality of the 1982 amendment, either in general, or as applied to the facts of this particular case, in that the Plaintiff's…

  10. Court case · Michigan Court of Appeals · January 23, 1985 · in the opinion

    Larson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)

    …F Supp 674, fn 4. See also Jackson v Johns-Manville Sales Corp, 727 F2d 506 (CA 5, 1984). In Funk v General Motors Corp, 392 Mich 91, 104; 220 NW2d 641 (1974), the Supreme Court…

  11. Court case · Maine Supreme Judicial Court · January 17, 1984 · in the opinion

    Austin v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (1984)

    …at 799; Prosser, supra at 522. Recent cases typified by Daly v. General Motors Corp., 20 Cal.3d 725, 575 P.2d 1162, 144 Cal.Rptr. 380 (1978) (ordinary contributory negligence of plaintiff to be considered…

  12. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · July 12, 1985 · in the opinion

    Lee v. Celotex Corp. (1985)

    …through 1976 contained asbestos. However, in paragraph 2 of the general objections to those interrogatories, National Gypsum states that it answers those interrogatories "with reference to products that may have been used to insulate pipes, boilers…

  13. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit · July 30, 1982 · in the opinion

    Wilson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1982)

    …first action may expressly reserve plaintiff's right to maintain second action). \[35\] Johns-Manville has catalogued an impressive array of court decisions exemplifying the general res judicata rule against splitting an indivisible cause of action…

  14. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · June 26, 1985 · in the opinion

    Shuman v. United States (1985)

    …at 2674, we believe that the Court's unanimous opinion in Varig Airlines signaled that a more uniform and linear approach was to be utilized henceforth. Accord General Public Utilities Corporation v. United States, 745 F…

  15. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · April 7, 1981 · in the opinion

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

    …does not apply to cases already filed before the amendment was enacted. Section 28 of the Ohio Constitution states that the "general assembly shall have no power to pass retroactive laws, ..." Section 1.58(A)(1…

  16. Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · August 12, 1987 · in the opinion

    Wood v. Harry Harmon Insulation (1987)

    …usual occupations; (4) if the disease is an ordinary disease of life, the incidence of such a disease must be substantially higher in the particular occupation than in the general public. Hamilton v. Stamas Yachts, 496…

  17. 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…

  18. 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…

  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…