19 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”
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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 · 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 · 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 · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · April 14, 1995
Kirk v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1995)
…judgment for plaintiff Sarah Kirk against Owens-Corning and remanded for a new trial on damages and liability, because the district court refused to strike two biased jurors for cause, impairing Owens-Corning's peremptory challenges…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · June 6, 1995
Harris v. AC & S, Inc. (1995)
The court granted summary judgment to Pittsburgh Corning, Owens-Corning, Anchor Packing and Garlock, and in part to Georgia-Pacific (for Bestwall). It denied it to John Crane, to Georgia-Pacific on its joint compound, and…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York · August 3, 1994
In re Keene Corp. (1994)
Dorothy Richter sued Keene Corporation and other asbestos manufacturers in New Jersey state court over her husband's death. The suit alleged he developed mesothelioma through occupational exposure to asbestos. A jury awarded $300,000 for wrongful…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · April 26, 1999
Greenleaf v. Garlock, Inc. (1999)
…so judgment for the Greenleafs against Garlock and Owens Corning must be entered at the state amount. It also ordered a new trial on Garlock's and Owens Corning's crossclaims against the non-appearing defendants…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · July 2, 2003
John Crane, Inc. v. Jones (2003)
Robert Jones sued John Crane, Inc. and seven other companies in 1996, alleging he developed mesothelioma from asbestos dust in their products. He died in 1997, and his wife, Laila Jones, took over the case and added wrongful death and loss of…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · March 21, 1996
Holbrook v. Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc. (1996)
John Holbrook, a merchant seaman from 1953 to 1991, sued shipping companies and makers and suppliers of asbestos products, alleging that asbestos aboard their vessels gave him mesothelioma. He died in 1993, and his widow, Grace Holbrook, continued…
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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 · 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…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 30, 2002
Hennegan v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. (2002)
James Hennegan worked from 1965 to 1968 as a deckhand and Jones Act seaman on derrick barges owned by Cooper/T. Smith. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1997 and died in 1999. He sued, and after his death his wife continued the case individually…
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Court case · Indiana Supreme Court · March 25, 2003 · in the opinion
Jurich v. Garlock, Inc. (2003)
…Co., J.P. Bushnell Packing & Supply, Luse-Stevenson Co., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., North American Refractories, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Paul J. Krez Co., PPG Industries, Rapid American Corp., Swindell Dressler International Co.…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · February 10, 2005 · in the opinion
Wilson v. John Crane, Inc. (2005)
…to move. For example, this fluid makes it easier for the lungs to move during breathing." See American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org. As we noted in Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett, 343…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · May 18, 2000 · in the opinion
Hamilton v. Garlock, Inc. (2000)
…must bear the burden of establishing the equitable share of culpability attributable to each of the settling defendants. Zalinka v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 221 A.D.2d 830, 633 N.Y.S.2d 884 (1995)…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 21, 2006 · in the opinion
Gilcrease v. Garlock, Inc. (2006)
…A.P. Green Industries ($750,000); Owens-Corning Fiberglas ($300,000); and Fibreboard ($900,000).\[2\] Appellants argued that these settlements were void and should not count as credits because they had not been paid. Following…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 17, 2003 · in the opinion
Garlock v. Gallagher (2003)
…1992). Thus, we are not privy to dissect the evidence and weigh the credibility of its messengers, which is what Crane has asked us to do. See Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett, 343 Md. 500…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · May 27, 2002 · in the opinion
Madden v. Able Supply Co. (2002)
…344, 346 (S.D.Miss.1994); Faulk v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 48 F.Supp.2d 653 (E.D.Tex.1999) (holding by implication that corporate defendants are § 1442(a)(1) defendants). In reaching their conclusion…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · October 18, 2001 · in the opinion
Jurich v. Garlock, Inc. (2001)
…whom an injured plaintiff otherwise could have sought recovery, his or her tort remedy is far from complete. This fact is highlighted by our supreme court's recent decision in Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. Cobb…