7 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · March 31, 2005
Owens Corning v. Credit Suisse First Boston (2005)
The court estimated Owens Corning's total liability for all pending and future asbestos injury and death claims, including contract claims, at $7 billion, between the estimates urged by the claimants' side and the Banks' side…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · February 9, 2001
Boldini v. Owens Corning (2001)
…sued several companies, including Sprinkmann Sons Corporation of Illinois, which installed insulation and was an authorized distributor of Owens-Corning products. Plaintiffs claimed Sprinkmann sold and distributed asbestos-containing materials to the plant; they made no…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 17, 2004
In re Kensington International Limited (2004)
The Third Circuit granted the creditors' mandamus petitions and disqualified Judge Wolin from the Owens Corning, W.R. Grace and USG bankruptcies, over a dissent; it took no action on Armstrong or Federal-Mogul. Under 28…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · December 18, 2003
In re Kensington Intern. Ltd. (2003)
Creditors in two of five asbestos-related Chapter 11 bankruptcies (Owens Corning and W.R. Grace) asked the Third Circuit for writs of mandamus. They wanted District Judge Alfred Wolin removed from the cases because of…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 11, 2001
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
Patrick Clark, his wife and children sued Avondale's executive officers and asbestos product makers over his death from mesothelioma. Mr. Clark worked at Avondale shipyard from 1964 to about 1971-72 as an engine room mechanic. He worked beside…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 8, 2001
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…055. This opinion decided the appeals specific to his case; Owens Corning's part was stayed by its bankruptcy. The court held the jury was not clearly wrong to find Westinghouse's wallboard unreasonably dangerous, because…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 28, 2001
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
Seven former Avondale Shipyards workers (Adams, Badeaux, Bonamour, Boudreaux, Champagne, Quave and Robin) were among 129 plaintiffs whose asbestos claims were tried together before one jury. Most claimed asbestosis; Quave's diagnosis was pleural…