23 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 1 of 2
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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 · 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 · 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 · Illinois Supreme Court · October 25, 1983
Froud v. Celotex Corp. (1983)
Three consolidated suits in Cook County, Illinois, were brought by the estates and survivors of three people who had been exposed to asbestos insulation products. Two died of peritoneal mesothelioma and one of bronchogenic carcinoma, and the…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado · February 12, 1987
Rice v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1987)
Ruby Rice sued eighteen companies on behalf of the estate and heirs of her late husband, Norman E. Rice, who developed mesothelioma and died. She alleged he was exposed to asbestos products made or sold by the defendants and that they failed to warn…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · March 20, 1985
Lowe v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1985)
Eugene Lowe and his wife sued a group of asbestos companies in 1982 over injuries from his work exposure to asbestos. Lowe died in September 1982, and his co-administrators were substituted as plaintiffs. He had worked at various times from 1942 at…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 12, 1996
Nelson v. Keene Corp. (1996)
Elda Nelson and Patricia Dunning sued asbestos companies after Robert Nelson, a former asbestos worker, and Colette Fitzsimmons, a teacher exposed at her school, developed mesothelioma and died in 1987. In April 1987 the plaintiffs had opened Rule…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 29, 1988
Pecorino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1988)
Mertice Pecorino sued about 18 asbestos product makers after her husband Anthony died in 1985 of mesothelioma. He had worked as an insulator from 1934 to 1977 at refineries, including the Texaco refinery in Port Arthur. In 1980 the couple had sued…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · July 16, 1998
Harder v. ACandS, Inc. (1998)
Oscar Harder worked from 1956 to 1989 as a utility worker for Iowa Public Service. His duties included maintenance at several power plants, among them overhauling General Electric steam turbines. Each overhaul began with removing thermal asbestos…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 19, 1997
Potter v. Patterson (1997)
The widow and children of John Potter sued Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) and many other companies and individuals. They alleged he died of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure over many years of work for NOPSI. The plaintiffs settled with MSA alone…
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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 · Colorado Supreme Court · February 16, 1993 · in the opinion
Fibreboard Corp. v. Fenton (1993)
…or knowable in light of the generally recognized and prevailing scientific and technical knowledge available at the time of manufacture and distribution. See Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 53 Cal.3d 987, 281 Cal.Rptr…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · November 18, 1994 · in the opinion
Costa v. Dresser Industries, Inc. (1994)
…Annette Costa. John Dames, M. Jayne Rizzo, Stephen A. Wood, Kelley, Drye & Warren, Chicago, IL for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. James R. Carter, Carter & Rasmussen, Peoria, for Dresser Industries, Inc. and E.D. Bullard Co. Karen…
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Court case · Michigan Supreme Court · December 29, 1986 · in the opinion
Larson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1986)
…958-959; 275 SE2d 900 (1981) (cause of action accrues when, according to medical testimony, plaintiff was first harmed by asbestos); Neubauer v Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp, 686 F2d 570, 577 (CA 7, 1982), cert den…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · November 28, 1988 · in the opinion
Menne v. Celotex Corp. (1988)
…Appellee, v. The CELOTEX CORPORATION, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Defendants/Appellants, Keene Corporation, Owens-Corning Fibreglas Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburg Corning Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Inc., Defendants. No. 86-2350. November 28…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · February 9, 2001
Boldini v. Owens Corning (2001)
…sued several companies, including Sprinkmann Sons Corporation of Illinois, which installed insulation and was an authorized distributor of Owens-Corning products. Plaintiffs claimed Sprinkmann sold and distributed asbestos-containing materials to the plant; they made no…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · November 25, 1985
Graffagnino v. Fibreboard Corp. (1985)
Steve Graffagnino worked as an insulator at Texaco's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery for about forty years and handled asbestos products made and distributed by the defendants. In 1981 he and his wife sued over his asbestos exposure and settled for…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · September 18, 1989
IN the Matter of Estate OF Foster (1989)
Kathryn Koehler, personal representative of Edwin Foster's estate, sued asbestos insulation manufacturers, including Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois, alleging improper design and lack of warnings. Foster developed mesothelioma, which the estate attributed to asbestos exposure at…
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Court case · Colorado Court of Appeals · September 12, 1991
Fenton v. Fibreboard Corp. (1991)
The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the $190,000 jury verdict for the plaintiff widow against Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois and the partial set-off ruling, but reversed the costs award and remanded for findings on…