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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 · California Court of Appeal · November 13, 1996
Hansen v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1996)
The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's orders staying the Hansens' California asbestos actions against Owens-Corning Fiberglas and others on forum non conveniens grounds, so the plaintiffs lost and were directed to file…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 · Washington Court of Appeals · December 13, 1993
Krivanek v. Fibreboard Corp. (1993)
The court affirmed the liability finding against Owens-Corning Fiberglas and the damages awards to Mr. Krivanek's estate and children, but reversed the denial of a new trial on Mrs. Krivanek's damages and remanded…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · November 18, 1994
Keystone Steel and Wire Co. v. Costa (1994)
The appellate court affirmed the judgment against Owens-Corning (including the new trial limited to wrongful death damages) and affirmed the denial of Keystone Steel & Wire's petitions for subpoena-compliance expenses, so the plaintiff and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · August 31, 1995
Brewer v. Fibreboard Corp. (1995)
…$21,000 actually received, and remanded for recalculation of the judgment against Fibreboard, Owens-Corning Fiberglas and Pittsburgh Corning at $290,643.56, a result favoring the Brewers. Under RCW 4.22.060, a settlement found…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · July 1, 1993
Watkins v. Fibreboard Corp. (1993)
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment awarding the four plaintiffs mental anguish damages against Pittsburgh Corning, rejecting Pittsburgh Corning's challenge. Under Texas law as stated in Dartez, a plaintiff may recover for…
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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…
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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 · Illinois Appellate Court · July 24, 1979
Nolan v. Johns-Manville Asbestos & Magnesia Materials Co. (1979)
Edwin Nolan worked as an asbestos insulator from 1941 until May 1973, applying asbestos and fiberglass pipe coverings and related materials. He sued several makers and sellers of those products, alleging defective products and failure to…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 16, 1993
Giffear v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1993)
William Giffear and his wife Paula sued asbestos product makers for physical injury and for fear and increased risk of cancer. Mr. Giffear said he was exposed to asbestos in the Navy starting in 1964, then as a plumber for about ten years, then as a…