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1. 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…

2. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · June 15, 1998

   Consorti v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (In Re Joint Eastern and Southern Dist. Asbestos, 1998)

   The court granted Owens Corning's motion for a new trial unless Consorti accepts a reduced pain and suffering award of $5 million (a $7 million remittitur), and denied Owens Corning's request to cut the…

3. Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · November 22, 1995

   Zalinka v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1995)

   The appellate court affirmed the judgment entered on the jury verdict for plaintiffs John Zalinka and his wife against Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, which lost its appeal. Where plaintiffs show liability of a nonsettling defendant, the…

4. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · February 27, 1989

   Fisher v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1989)

   Charles Fisher and his wife sued several asbestos product companies in 1985, claiming his exposure to asbestos had caused asbestosis, cancer, and possibly mesothelioma. The parties settled for $60,000, and the Fishers signed a release of all claims,…

5. Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · October 16, 1991

   Wilber v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1991)

   The Iowa Supreme Court reversed the summary judgment for the defendants (Owens-Corning and others) and remanded, holding the widow's mesothelioma suit was not time barred by the earlier asbestosis diagnosis. Diagnosis of asbestosis does…

6. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 4, 1995

   Click v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1995)

   The appeals court reversed the directed verdict for Owens-Corning Fiberglass and Pittsburgh Corning and remanded for trial, ruling that the Click family had presented enough circumstantial evidence that George Click was exposed to the companies…

7. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado · March 12, 1999

   Wallic v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1999)

   The court granted plaintiff Sondra Wallic's motion and awarded her $3,433.57 in fees and costs against Pittsburgh Corning for the improper removal. It also awarded Rule 11 fees and costs against attorney Robert…

8. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · August 28, 1995

   Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1995)

   …Consorti, ordered a new trial on John Consorti's pain and suffering unless he accepts remittitur to $3.5 million, and otherwise affirmed the judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglas, which had appealed. In a diversity case…

9. Court case · New Jersey Supreme Court · March 25, 1991

   Landrigan v. Celotex Corp. (1991)

   The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the Appellate Division, set aside the directed verdict for Owens-Corning and Owens Illinois, and remanded for retrial, so plaintiff Angelina Landrigan won. Under Rubanick, an expert's causation opinion…

10. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 1996

    Egan v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (1996)

    The appeals court affirmed the bench-trial judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglass (OCF), including the $350,000 general damages award and the set-off ruling, and rejected the plaintiff's request for punitive damages under Ohio…

11. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 14, 1994

    Coates v. AC and S, Inc. (1994)

    …admitted the OSHA and EPA publications, and denied Owens-Corning's motions on third-party medical payments, mental anguish and reverse bifurcation. Pre-comparative-fault law and equal ("by heads") apportionment governed the wrongful death claim…

12. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · July 2, 1990

    White v. Celotex Corp. (1990)

    Dorothy White, widow of Edward White, and their son Douglas sued Celotex and many other asbestos product makers and sellers in Arizona state court over Edward's death. The defendants removed the case to federal court. According to the family's…

13. Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia · July 19, 1984

    Joyce v. AC & s., Inc. (1984)

    The court granted summary judgment to Celotex and the joining defendants (Owens-Corning, Armstrong, Eagle-Picher, Keene, Pittsburgh Corning), holding all of plaintiff Joyce's asbestos-related claims barred by Virginia's two-year statute of…

14. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · January 25, 1985

    Rocco v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1985)

    The Third Circuit affirmed the verdicts against Johns-Manville and Pittsburgh Corning and the denial of new trial and JNOV, but held that payments from non-joint-tortfeasor (Group A) settlements should not reduce the verdict…

15. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · December 15, 1988

    Whatley v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1988)

    …award, but modified the judgment to raise Raymark's share from 9.09% to 27.27% of damages because Raymark failed to prove fault by settling defendants Owens-Illinois and Armstrong. Under Texas comparative causation (Duncan)…

16. Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · March 30, 1990

    Leng v. Celotex Corp. (1990)

    Laurie Leng, administrator of the estate of her husband Julian Leng, sued Celotex and other asbestos product makers. Julian Leng died of mesothelioma in 1987 at age 34. He had worked as an industrial welder at several Illinois companies, including…

17. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 30, 1984

    Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, A Div. of Litton (1984)

    The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's declaratory judgment for the employee-plaintiffs and Owens-Corning against Litton (Ingalls) because subject matter jurisdiction was not shown, and remanded to allow possible amendment of the complaint…

18. Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · June 26, 2000

    Baker v. ACandS (2000)

    …Baker's loss of consortium. The opinion does not describe where or how he was exposed. The Bakers settled with Owens-Corning, Pfizer and ACME under pro rata releases, and with the Manville Trust for $30…

19. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · January 26, 1982

    Starling v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co. (1982)

    Three groups of plaintiffs (Starling, Buie and Stapleton) sued railroad and asbestos product companies in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia. The opinion describes the cases as asbestosis cases. The complaints alleged negligence, strict liability,…

20. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · November 29, 1993

    Angelo v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1993)

    Nicholas Angelo, a maintenance supervisor and machinist, and his wife Rayma sued several makers and sellers of asbestos-containing products in federal court in Oklahoma. They alleged he was exposed to asbestos at the job sites where he worked and…