162 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 1 of 9
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · May 26, 1992
Rohrbaugh v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1992)
The Tenth Circuit vacated the judgment for the plaintiffs against Owens-Corning and Celotex because the jury instructions wrongly imposed a duty to warn Mrs. Palmer, and remanded for a new trial, so the defendants prevailed…
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Court case · Wisconsin Supreme Court · October 27, 1999
Sopha v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's order dismissing the Sophas' mesothelioma action against Owens-Corning and the other defendants as time-barred, and remanded for further proceedings. A diagnosis of a non-malignant…
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Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · January 19, 1994
Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1994)
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the judgment for Marilyn Spaur and her husband's estate against Owens-Corning Fiberglas, including compensatory, loss of consortium and punitive damages. Asbestos plaintiffs may prove causation under a flexible substantial…
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Court case · California Supreme Court · August 18, 1997
Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1997)
…holding the accrual test wrong and remanding; this favors defendant Owens-Corning. For deciding whether Proposition 51 can be applied prospectively, a cause of action for a latent disease like mesothelioma accrues when the plaintiff is…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · August 28, 1996
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett (1996)
…liability findings and compensatory awards for the plaintiffs against Owens-Corning, Owens-Illinois and Porter Hayden, but reversed the $1.5 million punitive damages award against Owens-Corning in the Scruggs case. A bystander's proof…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · June 15, 1998
Consorti v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (In Re Joint Eastern and Southern Dist. Asbestos, 1998)
The court granted Owens Corning's motion for a new trial unless Consorti accepts a reduced pain and suffering award of $5 million (a $7 million remittitur), and denied Owens Corning's request to cut 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 · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · August 24, 1998
Feidt v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
Gerald Feidt and his wife sued several companies in New Jersey state court, including Westinghouse (later renamed CBS), over his mesothelioma. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos while working aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise at the Newport News…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · October 24, 1995
Consorti v. Owens Corning (1995)
…York Court of Appeals answered the Second Circuit's certified question in the negative, so Frances Consorti had no loss of consortium claim against Owens-Corning, which prevailed on that question. In toxic substance exposure cases…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · February 1, 1999 · in the opinion
Owens Corning v. Bauman (1999)
…Owens Corning now asks us to reject the onset-of-disease standard of Grimshaw, thereby reversing that decision, and to adopt the manifestation of physical impairment/diagnosis standard\[3\] of Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp…
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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 · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · August 28, 1995
Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1995)
…Consorti, ordered a new trial on John Consorti's pain and suffering unless he accepts remittitur to $3.5 million, and otherwise affirmed the judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglas, which had appealed. In a diversity case…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · May 6, 1996
Viereck v. Fibreboard Corp. (1996)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment on the jury verdict for Virgil Viereck's estate and his wife Julia Viereck against Owens-Corning Fiberglas, holding that pre-WPLA law applied and that the evidentiary rulings…
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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 · 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. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · November 6, 1992
Tragarz v. Keene Corp. (1992)
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the $3,000,000 judgment for Grace Tragarz against Keene and Owens-Corning Fiberglas, but reversed the denial of Keene's request to file a contribution cross-claim against OCF and remanded…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · November 30, 2000
Pustejovsky v. Rapid-American Corp. (2000)
…was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma and, within two months, sued Rapid-American, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning and other asbestos suppliers. He later died, and his wife continued the case. The trial court granted summary judgment…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit · July 30, 1982
Wilson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1982)
Henry Wilson worked as an insulation worker at construction sites in the Washington, D.C. area from 1941. In February 1973 an x-ray showed he had mild asbestosis. In February 1978 he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, and he died in May 1978. In May…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · November 29, 1993
Johnstone v. American Oil Co. (1993)
Daniel Johnstone, a seaman, died of mesothelioma. He and his wife sued his shipowner employers and asbestos product makers under the Jones Act and general maritime law, and his wife and children later pursued a wrongful death claim. Johnstone had…