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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan · May 4, 1978 · in the opinion
Ins. Co. of No. Am. v. Forty-Eight Insulations (1978)
Asbestosis is a non-malignant disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers of a certain length over a considerable period of time causing a bodily reaction that may eventually impair the function of the lungs…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 29, 1988 · in the opinion
Pecorino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1988)
…pleaded that the Defendants' breach of these various duties (as well as the fact that these products precipitated great harm which was not a consequence of any unique or unforeseeable reaction of the user) caused Mr…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 30, 1996 · in the opinion
Armstrong World Industries v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. (1996)
…of Appeal, 1st Appellate Dist., 1st Div. 1996 - Goo… "This process — inhalation of asbestos fibers, the inflammatory reaction, and the resulting fibrosis — characterizes the disease asbestosis. When the fibrosis is extensive enough, i.e., when…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · January 30, 1981 · in the opinion
Keene Corp. v. Insurance Co. of No. America (1981)
…the macrophages die, releasing proteolytic enzymes which further damage the lung. The end result of this tissue injury and reaction to the asbestos fibers is the formation of collagen and scar tissue, which is termed fibrosis. \…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · July 20, 1992 · in the opinion
Marinari v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (1992)
…become imbedded in lung or other tissue. The reaction consists of the body "walling off" the foreign matter with fibrous cells such that it eventually produces scar-like tissue which builds up over many years. ..... Pulmonary…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 29, 1989 · in the opinion
Fusaro v. Porter-Hayden Co. (1989)
…initial exposure, is characterized by diffuse, interstitial fibrotic pulmonary reaction. The effects of asbestosis are generally cumulative in that the continued exposure to asbestos dust increases both the risk and severity of the disease. The lungs…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · August 28, 1995 · in the opinion
Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1995)
…of cases which involve substantially the same questions of fact, as happens when large numbers of plaintiffs allege that they have developed similar illnesses in reaction to a particular toxic substance. See Fed.R.Civ.P…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · June 15, 1998 · in the opinion
Consorti v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (In Re Joint Eastern and Southern Dist. Asbestos, 1998)
…1979). As indicated, all plaintiffs differ. That there exists an infinite variety of people who will experience different reactions to similar tragedies further compounds the difficulty of quantifying a reasonable verdict. See Geressy, 980 F.Supp…