269 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 7 of 14
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · November 25, 1985
Graffagnino v. Fibreboard Corp. (1985)
Steve Graffagnino worked as an insulator at Texaco's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery for about forty years and handled asbestos products made and distributed by the defendants. In 1981 he and his wife sued over his asbestos exposure and settled for…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · January 31, 1986
Knauer v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
George Knauer and his wife Ann sued thirteen asbestos manufacturers in federal court in Maryland in December 1980, alleging he developed mesothelioma from exposure to defendants' asbestos products. He died on May 1, 1982. On May 6, 1985, five days…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · April 3, 1986
Seckular v. Celotex (1986)
Hyman Seckular and his wife Ruth sued Celotex and other asbestos companies in New Jersey. Hyman had mesothelioma. His only asbestos exposure was as a welder at Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn between 1941 and 1945. He later lived in Florida, developed…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · August 9, 1988
Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1988)
Five men, William Hardy, Richard Smith, James Dartez, Cecil Overstreet and John Burke, each sued several asbestos product makers in federal court in Texas, seeking damages for asbestos exposure. The cases were consolidated for trial. The jury was…
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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)
601 F.Supp. 1119 (1984) George A. and Mary Rose COLOMBO v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, etal. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES of America. Civ. A. No. 82-0685. November 19, 1984. United States District Court…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan · April 25, 1989 · in the opinion
Anjeski v. Keene Bldg. & Development Co. (1989)
…Irene ANJESKI, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Robert Anjeski, Plaintiff, v. KEENE BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a New York Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., an Ohio Corporation, the Celotex Corporation, a Delaware…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · September 15, 1986 · in the opinion
Dykes v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986)
…969, 99 S.Ct. 461, 58 L.Ed.2d 428 (1978)). In a more recent decision, Murphy v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 779 F.2d 340 (6th Cir.1985), our court, speaking through Judge Kennedy, upheld the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · March 25, 1983 · in the opinion
In re Unr Industries, Inc. (1983)
…Rosenthal, Chicago, Ill., for debtors. Robert B. Chatz, Arvey, Hodes, Costello & Burman, Chicago, Ill., for Pittsburgh Corning. David Brown, U.S. Trustee's Office, Chicago, Ill., U.S. trustee. J. William Cuncannon, Defrees & Fiske, Chicago, Ill…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · October 18, 1989 · in the opinion
Vaughn v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc. (1989)
…exposure to the asbestos in Foster Wheeler boilers was a substantial factor in causing Vaughn's mesothelioma. See Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., 782 F.2d 1156, 1162 (4th Cir.1986).\[2\] The Shipowners' position is…
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Company document · Asbestos Information Association documents · April 18, 1980 · page 1
Asbestos Litigation: Report and Recommendation of Committee on Experts, Ogden, Ogden & Murphy (1980)
In the document: …COMMITTEE ON EXPERTS 4/18/80 Committee attendance. The full committee met, which consisted of: A.R. Hart ‘Armstrong Cork, Liberty Mutual); Ron Gardner (OwensCorning, Aetna); Chuck Mertel (Fibreboard, Fireman's Fund); Chuck Moren (Amatex, Reliance)…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 21, 1985 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)
…parts. Martinez v. Rodriguez, 394 F.2d 156, 159 n. 6 (5th Cir.1968). \[22\] See, e.g., Owen, Punitive Damages in Products Liability Litigation, 74 Mich.L.Rev. 1257 (1976); Seltzer, supra note 15; Comment…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestosis among electricians
This cross-sectional study examined 38 of 39 eligible union electricians who had worked on renovating a specific building in May 1985, when asbestos exposure was documented. Exact exposure values were unknown, so the authors used years worked as an…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 5, 1986
G. B. Elder to C&P Plant Distribution on Proposed Policy Banning Purchase of Asbestos-Containing Materials After 1989, with Attachments (1986)
Cover memo from G. B. Elder to plant and department contacts transmitting a proposed Chemicals and Plastics policy that no asbestos-containing materials be purchased after January 1, 1989, with background on the EPA exposure limit change and cost…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · February 27, 1986
Kisor v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
The Ninth Circuit reversed the judgment entered on a jury verdict for Owens-Illinois and remanded for a new trial, ruling for Kisor's estate, because the district court wrongly admitted evidence of the manufacturer's…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · September 18, 1989
IN the Matter of Estate OF Foster (1989)
Kathryn Koehler, personal representative of Edwin Foster's estate, sued asbestos insulation manufacturers, including Fibreboard and Owens-Illinois, alleging improper design and lack of warnings. Foster developed mesothelioma, which the estate attributed to asbestos exposure at…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · August 5, 1985
Rosenberg v. Celotex Corp. (1985)
Stanley Rosenberg worked at the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn from 1961 to 1965 and was exposed to asbestos products there. He was diagnosed with asbestosis in 1976 and malignant mesothelioma in 1978. He and his wife sued Celotex in New York…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado · March 13, 1989
Miller v. Celotex Corp. (1989)
…Eagle-Picher, Keene and Owens-Illinois because plaintiff Raymond Miller's asbestos claim was filed after Colorado's three-year limitations period expired. Under Colorado's products liability statute, a claim arises when the plaintiff knows…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · April 27, 1989
Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp. (1989)
Austin Sofie, who was 67 and suffering from mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure during his career as a pipefitter, and his wife Marcia sued Fibreboard and other asbestos manufacturers. A jury found the defendants at fault and awarded…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · April 13, 1989
Kaiser v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1989)
Sol Kaiser, a Navy veteran, and his wife and children sued several asbestos manufacturers in federal court in Puerto Rico for harm from his asbestos exposure. Kaiser served from 1948 to 1952, repairing insulated pipes on destroyers, where he cut and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas · August 19, 1986
Menne v. Celotex Corp. (1986)
…at his workplace and caused his disease, and awarded $2,500,000. The jury found for Keene and Owens-Illinois. The four losing defendants asked for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial or a reduced…