27 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · August 24, 1989
District of Columbia v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (1989)
The District of Columbia sued thirty-seven miners, manufacturers, sellers and distributors of asbestos. It sought removal costs and other damages for asbestos in roughly 2,400 public buildings, including schools, libraries, hospitals, government…
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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 · 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 · 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, 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, 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…
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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…
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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,…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · June 10, 1986 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
…Corporation, Turner & Newall Ltd., Certain-Teed U.S. Rubber Co., Inc., Pacor Industries, Celotex Corporation, Amatex Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Asbestos Textile Institute, Termoid Company, Philip Carey, Garlock, Industrial Products Division, Glen Alden, Inc., Rapid American…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · December 4, 1992
In re Joint E. & So. Dist. Asbestos Litigation (1992)
Thousands of people claiming asbestos injuries from Johns-Manville products were to be paid from the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, created under Manville's 1986 bankruptcy reorganization plan. By 1990 the Trust was insolvent. Two…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 27, 1988
Blazek v. Nicolet, Inc. (1988)
Concetta Blazek sued a group of asbestos and asbestos product companies after her husband, Kenneth Blazek, died of mesothelioma. He had been exposed to asbestos in 1951 and 1952 while working at the Union Asbestos and Rubber Company in Cicero,…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · October 29, 1981
Matter of Steinhardt v. JohnsManville Corp. (1981)
Seven sets of plaintiffs sued Johns-Manville and other asbestos companies. Several sued as representatives of workers who had died. They said the workers' inhalation of asbestos caused injuries. Each case was filed more than four years after the…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 8, 1987
Swogger v. Waterman SS Corp. (1987)
David Swogger, a marine engineer who sailed for more than 35 years, died of malignant mesothelioma allegedly caused by asbestos exposure. His executrix, Anna Swogger, sued shipowners under the Jones Act and general maritime law, and that case was…
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Court case · Michigan Court of Appeals · January 13, 1998
Beaudrie v. Anchor Packing Co. (1998)
The widows of three men, Merel Beaudrie, Willie B. Smith and Ralph Wright, sued asbestos manufacturers as personal representatives of their husbands' estates. Each claimed the husband died of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during his…