27 results for “Owens-Illinois”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 25, 1993
Dempsey v. Pacor, Inc. (1993)
The Superior Court vacated the judgments entered for the six plaintiff couples against Owens-Illinois, Keene and Fibreboard and remanded for a new trial on damages only, with no fear or increased-risk-of-cancer elements…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 11, 1994
DiDio v. Philadelphia Asbestos Corp. (1994)
…asbestosis based on fear of cancer were not compensable, and affirmed the $900,000 judgment against Owens-Illinois and the severance of its cross-claims. Under Giffear, asymptomatic pleural thickening is not compensable and claims for…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · June 23, 1994
Busfield v. AC & S., Inc. (1994)
Alva Busfield and his wife sued many asbestos companies. A jury found that Busfield had an asbestos-related disease, asymptomatic asbestosis or pleural thickening, but that it caused him no harm. The opinion does not describe where or how he was…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 29, 2011
Corley v. Bill Vann Co. (In re Liability Litigation, 2011)
The executor of Charles Corley's estate sued a group of companies in Alabama state court under the Alabama Wrongful Death Act. Mr. Corley had died of mesothelioma in October 2009. The case was removed to federal court and then sent to the asbestos…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · August 14, 1990
Bushless v. GAF Corp. (1990)
Four Babcock & Wilcox workers, Joseph Bushless, Ralph Barber, Lloyd Kelly and Robert Edmond, were diagnosed with asbestosis in 1987. Bushless and Kelly's wives joined their suits. They sued GAF and other makers and suppliers of asbestos products,…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 22, 2000 · in the opinion
Lonasco v. A-Best Products Co. (2000)
…Gibson-Homans, Gould, Inc., Keene Corporation, Melrath Gasket, Inc., National Gypsum Company, Nosroc Corporation, Okonite, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh-Corning Corp., Rhone- Poulenc AG, T & N PLC, U.S. Gypsum Co., Uniroyal…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · June 10, 1986 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
…Celotex Corporation, Unarco Industries, Turner & Newall, Ltd., Keene Corporation, and Owens-Illinois Glass Company. Frank ALICE and Theresa Alice, Appellants, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., and Johns-Manville Sales Corp., and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Forty Eight…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · August 22, 1991 · in the opinion
Lilley v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1991)
…Manhattan, Inc., Celotex Corp., Southern Textile Co., J.P. Stevens Co., Garlock, Inc., Owens-Illinois, Inc., Fibreboard Corp., GAF Corp. Fred and Lorraine LILLEY v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., Pacor, Inc., Eagle-Picher Ind., Unarco Industries, Inc.…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 13, 2004 · in the opinion
Smalls v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp. (2004)
… A.W.CHESTERTON, INC., QUIGLEY CO., INC., PFIZER, INC.; GAF CORP.; RUBBERROID CO., INC.; OWENS ILLINOIS, INC.; FLEXITALLIC GASKET CO.; FLINTKOTE CO.; ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUS., INC.; U.S. GYPSUM CO.; PORTER HAYDEN CO.; FOSTER WHEELER CORP…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · November 19, 1984 · in the opinion
Colombo v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1984)
…Picher Industries, Inc. [\1122] John F. Ledwith, Philadelphia, Pa., for Keene Corp. Peter J. Lynch, Philadelphia, Pa., for Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Joan K. Garner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Robert N. Kelly, Trial Atty…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania · April 3, 1992 · in the opinion
Sealover v. Carey Canada (1992)
…actually knew [\580] about the effect of asbestos on construction workers. The court stated: \[T\]he Saranac documents could indicate that Owens-Illinois and OCF had knowledge of the danger sometime between 1948 and 1958. Second ..…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · October 3, 2014 · in the opinion
Haldaman v. Eaton Corporation (2014)
…the records in the light most favorable to the non-moving party and resolve any doubts as to the existence of a genuine issue of material fact against the moving party." Burger v. Owens Illinois, Inc.…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · August 22, 2023
Vitcavich v. Owens Corning/fibreboard Asbestos Personal Injury Trust (2023)
The Superior Court affirmed summary judgment for the Owens Corning/Fibreboard Asbestos Personal Injury Trust and its trustees, holding the estates' claims untimely and rejecting their procedural challenges. Claimants against a Section 524(g) asbestos trust…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 11, 1998
McCauley v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
Bradley McCauley sued Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Pittsburgh Corning and other companies in May 1993, alleging asbestos-related diseases from occupational exposure during work from 1947 to 1986 in construction, as a laborer and plumber. A 1985…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · July 31, 1996
McNeil v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1996)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the Superior Court's order to the extent it allowed a new trial on the lung cancer claim (a win for Owens Corning), and affirmed a new trial limited to the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · November 20, 1981
Carbonaro v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1981)
The federal court granted Owens-Corning Fiberglas's motion for summary judgment, holding the plaintiffs' asbestos suit barred by the prior state-court judgment for the defendants, so the plaintiffs lost. Under claim preclusion, a final…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · July 7, 1993
Behrendt v. GAF Corp. (1993)
…against defendants GAF, National Gypsum, Owens Corning and U.S. Gypsum. A jury award that bears no reasonable relation to uncontradicted losses warrants a new trial, and it cannot be upheld as a compromise verdict where…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania · May 7, 1992
Sealover v. Carey Canada (1992)
…GAF, National Gypsum) jointly and severally liable, deducted the Owens-Corning settlement and a one-sixth Manville Trust share from the verdict, and awarded the plaintiffs Rule 238 delay damages, with some periods excluded. Where several…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 3, 1982
Staiano v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1982)
Carman Staiano sued a group of asbestos product makers, including Johns-Manville, Owens-Corning and Celotex, for personal injuries. His wife, Rita, sued for loss of consortium. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos dust from…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · July 21, 2010 · in the opinion
Summers v. Certainteed Corp. (2010)
Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., 840 A.2d 1028 (Pa.Super.2004) (outlining the competing standards for establishment of a prima facie case).\[10\] The OISR then opined that Appellants, through Dr. Gelfand's reports and conclusions…