Legal Opinion
Industrial Chemical & Fiberglass Corp. v. North River Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1990No. 89-7158PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
In 1980, two workers were burned to death while repairing a fiberglass storage tank when a bucket of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (“MEKP”) ignited. The estates of the workers, Chandler and Ensley, brought tort actions in state court against Reich-hold Chemicals Inc. (“Reichhold”) which manufactures MEKP, Industrial Chemical & Fiberglass Corporation (“Industrial Chemical”) which distributes MEKP, and others who are not parties to this action. Reichhold and others settled for $2.25 million. Industrial Chemical was not a party to this settlement because its primary…
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- Roldan v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Sperling v. Great American Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Frank Briscoe Company, Inc. v. Georgia Sprinkler Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Industrial Chemical & Fiberglass Corp. v. The North River Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990