75 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 1 of 4
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 28, 1998
Re' v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
Diana Re' sued Owens-Corning, Garlock, W.R. Grace, Flintkote and others in Orleans Parish. She alleged she developed mesothelioma from asbestos dust carried home on her father's work clothes during her childhood, from 1963…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · January 22, 1997
Sharpless v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas (1997)
The trial court granted compulsory nonsuits for defendants Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Uniroyal and Harbison Walker Refractories against plaintiffs Dallas Sharpless and Richard Wilson, and issued this opinion explaining the nonsuits for their appeals. In a strict…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · June 30, 1992
O'banion v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1992)
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the judgment entered on a jury verdict for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. against Stanley and Louise O'Banion, finding no reversible error. A court may exclude cancer evidence under Rule 403 in…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · July 13, 1995
Higgins v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas (1995)
The Appellate Division reversed the judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglas and remanded for a new trial in favor of plaintiff Higgins, and dismissed Owens-Corning's cross appeal on the medical monitoring award as moot. A…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 27, 1995
Hefner v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1995)
The appellate court affirmed the Madison County trial court's denial of Owens-Corning Fiberglas's motion to reconsider transfer to Massac County for forum non conveniens, so the plaintiff kept his chosen forum, and remanded…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · June 5, 1995
Schiavo v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas (1995)
The Appellate Division affirmed the compensatory and punitive damage awards against Owens-Corning in favor of the Schiavo plaintiffs, finding the Saranac document error harmless given the small punitive award. A 'day in the life' videotape…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · August 13, 1982
Neubauer v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1982)
Ten insulation workers or their survivors sued makers of asbestos insulation in federal court in Wisconsin. Two of the workers died of mesothelioma, and the other eight have asbestosis. The defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing the…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · January 18, 1995
Consorti v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1995)
Frances Consorti and her husband John sued Owens-Corning Fiberglas and others over John's mesothelioma. The opinion says he was exposed to asbestos between 1960 and 1970, married Frances in 1976, and was diagnosed in…
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Court case · Kentucky Supreme Court · August 24, 2000
Carroll v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2000)
…s lung cancer claim was not time-barred, which favors the plaintiff over the asbestos defendants (Owens-Corning and others). Asbestosis and lung cancer are separate and distinct diseases, so a cause of action for lung…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 11, 1998
McCauley v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
Bradley McCauley sued Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Pittsburgh Corning and other companies in May 1993, alleging asbestos-related diseases from occupational exposure during work from 1947 to 1986 in construction, as a laborer and plumber. A 1985…
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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 · 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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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · November 22, 1994
Perrin v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1994)
The district court granted summary judgment to defendants Owens Illinois, Owens Corning and Fibreboard and third-party defendant Flintkote, and denied the Perrins' request to shift the burden of proof on causation. Under Iowa law, evidence…
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Court case · South Carolina Supreme Court · February 6, 2003
Murphy v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2003)
Janet Murphy, who lived outside South Carolina when she was diagnosed, sued E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and other defendants in South Carolina, and her husband David sued for loss of consortium. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 2, 2004
Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2004)
Wesley Roberts, Jr., a pipefitter from 1941 to 1981, was exposed to asbestos-containing products at the Exxon refinery in Baton Rouge and other sites. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1994 and died in 1995. He and his wife sued many…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · October 24, 1995
Consorti v. Owens Corning (1995)
…York Court of Appeals answered the Second Circuit's certified question in the negative, so Frances Consorti had no loss of consortium claim against Owens-Corning, which prevailed on that question. In toxic substance exposure cases…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · August 8, 1991
Kulzer v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp. (1991)
The Second Circuit reversed the judgment for the plaintiff against Owens-Corning Fiberglas and remanded with instructions to dismiss the complaint as time-barred, because the revival statute's exception applied. Under New York's 1986…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · April 28, 1997
Mavroudis v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp. (1997)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the Mavroudis plaintiffs against Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and affirmed the trial court's finding that the pretrial settlements were reasonable. In multi-supplier asbestos cases where the…
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Court case · Mississippi Supreme Court · December 12, 1990 · in the opinion
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Edwards (1990)
573 So.2d 704 (1990) OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.; Pittsburgh Corning Corp.; Hopeman Brothers, Inc.; Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and Dmn Electric Supply Co., Inc. v. Charles Gavin EDWARDS. No. 90…
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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…