142 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 1 of 8
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 14, 1990
Owens Corning Fiberglas v. Ind. Comm'n (1990)
…Charlotte Hammond, against Owens Corning Fiberglas and denied Owens Corning credit for her loss of consortium recovery. Under section 7 of the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, a widow has an independent cause of action for death…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 14, 1997
Van Winkle v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1997)
The appellate court reversed the jury verdicts for the Van Winkle and Hicks plaintiffs against Owens-Corning Fiberglas because the trial court did not properly answer the jury's question on conspiracy, and remanded for a…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 11, 1998
McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
The appellate court affirmed the jury verdicts for plaintiffs Bicknell, Thacker and McClure against Owens Corning Fiberglas and (in McClure) Owens-Illinois, and remanded only so the trial court could apply setoffs for settlements with other…
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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 Supreme Court · October 21, 1999
McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999)
…and ordered judgment entered for Owens Corning and Owens-Illinois because the evidence did not prove a civil conspiracy. Parallel conduct by manufacturers of the same or similar products may be circumstantial evidence of a civil…
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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 · Louisiana Supreme Court · April 13, 1999
Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999)
Evelyn Ruckstuhl of East Baton Rouge Parish was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1996. She and her husband sued ten defendants in Louisiana. They alleged she inhaled asbestos dust from her husband's work clothes from his job at an Exxon refinery…
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Court case · South Carolina Court of Appeals · June 11, 2001
Murphy v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2001)
Janet Murphy, a Virginia resident, and her husband David sued Du Pont, Rapid American and other companies in South Carolina. She alleged she developed mesothelioma from asbestos fibers carried home on her father's clothing. Her father, Dr. Charles…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · November 23, 1994
Adcock v. Brakegate, Ltd. (1994)
…Court affirmed the appellate court and the $213,811.79 judgment for the plaintiff estate against Owens-Corning, holding Owens-Corning waived its challenge to the conspiracy counts by answering and going to verdict. A defendant…
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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 · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · April 3, 1997
Anchor Packing Co. v. Grimshaw (1997)
…reversed the judgment against Hopeman Brothers. It otherwise affirmed the judgments for the plaintiffs against Anchor and Owens-Corning. The Maryland cap on noneconomic damages applies to asbestos wrongful death claims arising after October 1, 1994…
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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 · Arizona Supreme Court · November 19, 1982
Nelson v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona (1982)
Marguerite Nelson sought Arizona workers' compensation death benefits after her husband Charles, an insulation worker who had handled asbestos for many years, died of mesothelioma in January 1977. She filed her claim in October 1979, almost three…
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Court case · Minnesota Supreme Court · May 14, 1982
DeCosse v. Armstrong Cork Co. (1982)
Bruce DeCosse, as trustee for the heirs of his father Napoleon DeCosse, sued Armstrong Cork and other asbestos companies for wrongful death. Napoleon DeCosse had worked most of his life as a pipe coverer or insulator and died in Arizona in March…
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Court case · Missouri Supreme Court · September 10, 1991 · in the opinion
Hagen v. Celotex Corp. (1991)
…when it sold its Kaylo division to Owens-Corning Fiberglass. It has not manufactured or distributed any product containing asbestos since then. The parties stipulated that Owens-Illinois was not liable for exposure to Kaylo occurring…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan · August 18, 1988 · in the opinion
Marshall v. Celotex Corp. (1988)
…defendants' motion for judgment is GRANTED. IT IS SO ORDERED. \[1\] Johns-Manville Corporation and Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation. Plaintiff did not name Johns-Manville because it had filed for bankruptcy status. \[2\] Contra Abel v…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · July 8, 2013 · in the opinion
Georgia Pacific v. Farrar (2013)
…should have been aware, of the danger to household members at the time. See Rohrbaugh v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, 965 F.2d 844 (10th Cir.1992) (applying Oklahoma law); Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 5, 2015 · in the opinion
Ricci v. Crane Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2015)
Grace & Co.-Conn), 216 AD2d 79 \[1st Dept. 1995\]). Issues of credibility are for the jury (Cochrane v Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 219 AD2d 557, 559-60). Where "\[t\]he deposition testimony of a litigant is…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · August 9, 2019 · in the opinion
Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2019)
…also was once that same entity's employee. We instead conclude, upon presentation of proper evidence,\[13\] the apportionment procedures in Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. should be followed, the only difference being Square D would be…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · February 27, 1992 · in the opinion
Stevenson v. Keene Corp. (1992)
…of joint and several liability includes cases of "exposure to ... harmful organic or mineral substances", exception applicable to asbestos cases, McNair v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 890 F.2d 753 (5th Cir.Tex. 1989)); Haw. Rev…