29 results for “Owens-Illinois”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · November 18, 1993
Srite v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1993)
The court of appeals affirmed the jury's zero past-damages awards for the workers and wives against Owens-Illinois, Fibreboard, Pittsburgh-Corning and Keene, but reversed the limitations bar against the Spikes plaintiffs and reversed…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · January 31, 1990
Kraciun v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1990)
Six longtime workers at the E.I. du Pont plant in Clinton, Iowa, and their wives sued makers of asbestos insulation products. The workers said they were exposed through insulation on pipes and boilers, and in some cases through cleaning out machine…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 25, 1993
Dempsey v. Pacor, Inc. (1993)
The Superior Court vacated the judgments entered for the six plaintiff couples against Owens-Illinois, Keene and Fibreboard and remanded for a new trial on damages only, with no fear or increased-risk-of-cancer elements…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · April 4, 1996
Simmons v. Pacor, Inc. (1996)
…for the defendants in Giffear and reversed the plaintiffs' verdicts in Simmons and Murray, so Owens-Illinois, Fibreboard and Keene prevailed over the three plaintiff couples. Asymptomatic pleural thickening without physical impairment is not a compensable…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 1998
Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (1998)
The court affirmed the jury verdicts for the plaintiffs against Owens-Corning Fiberglas (Kaylo insulation) and Rock Wool (One Shot cement), reversed the judgments against Garlock, A.W. Chesterton and Flexitallic, affirmed the judgments against Abadie…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · March 30, 1990
Leng v. Celotex Corp. (1990)
…liability counts against Celotex and the other defendants, refusing to adopt market share liability in Illinois asbestos cases. Illinois does not recognize market share liability in asbestos cases, so a plaintiff who cannot identify the manufacturers…
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Court case · Colorado Supreme Court · February 16, 1993
Fibreboard Corp. v. Fenton (1993)
…partly favoring Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois and partly Fenton. State-of-the-art evidence is admissible in strict liability failure-to-warn claims to show a product was not defective and unreasonably dangerous because the risk…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · May 9, 1991
Sawyer v. Fibreboard Corp. (In re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases, 1991)
…the plaintiffs in all four cases, rejecting the appeals of Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois. The military contractor defense does not shield suppliers of ordinary commercial asbestos insulation sold to the Navy, and it would not bar…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 16, 1991
Fibreboard Corp. v. Pool (1991)
Five workers at the Texas Eastman plant in Longview, Texas, or their families sued Fibreboard, Owens-Illinois, Celotex, Flintkote and Garlock, claiming the companies failed to warn of asbestos dangers. The workers were insulators or maintenance…
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Court case · Colorado Court of Appeals · September 12, 1991
Fenton v. Fibreboard Corp. (1991)
The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the $190,000 jury verdict for the plaintiff widow against Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois and the partial set-off ruling, but reversed the costs award and remanded for findings on…
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Court case · Missouri Supreme Court · September 10, 1991
Hagen v. Celotex Corp. (1991)
…directing judgment for Owens-Illinois and remanding for a new trial against Fibreboard because the plaintiffs' proof of causation was insufficient. A plaintiff must show through expert testimony that each defendant's product was a substantial…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · July 16, 1992
Bowers v. Fibreboard Corporation (1992)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the jury verdicts for the plaintiffs (the Eldredge and Williams estates and Mrs. Eldredge) against Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois, finding no error in the jury instruction or the evidence rulings; Celotex…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 12, 1996
Nelson v. Keene Corp. (1996)
Elda Nelson and Patricia Dunning sued asbestos companies after Robert Nelson, a former asbestos worker, and Colette Fitzsimmons, a teacher exposed at her school, developed mesothelioma and died in 1987. In April 1987 the plaintiffs had opened Rule…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · June 2, 1993
Jackson v. Anchor Packing Co. (1993)
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for all defendants (Owens-Corning, Owens-Illinois, Fibreboard, Keene, Anchor, Chesterton, Garlock, John Crane, Rexnord and Georgia Talc) against the ten Mohawk tire plant workers, because the workers lacked sufficient…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 11, 1994
DiDio v. Philadelphia Asbestos Corp. (1994)
…asbestosis based on fear of cancer were not compensable, and affirmed the $900,000 judgment against Owens-Illinois and the severance of its cross-claims. Under Giffear, asymptomatic pleural thickening is not compensable and claims for…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · July 1, 1993
Watkins v. Fibreboard Corp. (1993)
Four workers, George Watkins, Lloyd Brannen, Isaac Price Jr. and Harold Barron, sued several asbestos companies in federal court in Texas after years of exposure to asbestos-containing products. At trial, the jury found the defendants' products…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · July 16, 1998
Harder v. ACandS, Inc. (1998)
Oscar Harder worked from 1956 to 1989 as a utility worker for Iowa Public Service. His duties included maintenance at several power plants, among them overhauling General Electric steam turbines. Each overhaul began with removing thermal asbestos…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · August 31, 1995 · in the opinion
Brewer v. Fibreboard Corp. (1995)
…jury returned a verdict in favor of Appellant Brewer for $372,300.00 in general and special damages.\[24\] The jury found no liability against Owens-Illinois Company, but held Fibreboard Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 16, 1993 · in the opinion
Giffear v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1993)
…Inc., Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Fibreboard Corporation, GAF Corporation, v. 48 INSULATIONS, Nicolet, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., H.K. Porter Company, Amatex, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation. Argued June 7, 1993. Filed…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · July 15, 1993 · in the opinion
Higginbotham v. Fibreboard Corp. (1993)
…Ct. 26 (1993) 630 A.2d 14 Nathan HIGGINBOTHAM and Jean Higginbotham, H/W v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, Keene Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., GAF Corporation and Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Appeal of FIBREBOARD CORPORATION. Argued March 30…