5 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 25, 1982
Froud v. Celotex Corporation (1982)
Three asbestos workers, James Froud, John Friday and Wyatt Williamson, died after allegedly developing disease from prolonged exposure to asbestos products made and sold by the defendants. Froud and Friday had peritoneal mesothelioma; Williamson had…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · March 6, 2014
Smith v. AW Chesterton Company (2014)
Kenneth Smith, Jr. and Diane Smith sued many companies in Cook County, Illinois, state court. They claimed Kenneth developed an asbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma, from his work in the Navy from 1964 to 1968. For purposes of this…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · May 31, 2016
Neumann v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC (2016)
Doris Jane Neumann sued several makers and distributors of asbestos-containing products in Illinois state court; the case was heard in federal court in Chicago. She alleged she developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos fibers her son Greg…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 26, 2001
Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)
Howard Burns, an industrial arts teacher who also did summer construction and maintenance work at Moweaqua High School in Shelby County, Illinois, from 1951 to 1986, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2000. He and his wife, Caren, sued many…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · May 19, 2008
Berry v. American Standard, Inc. (2008)
Howard Berry and his wife Linnie Kathryn Berry sued 47 defendants in Crawford County, Illinois, in 2004. They sought damages for his exposure to asbestos on various job sites; he had been diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma. The opinion does not…