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Matter of Johns-Manville/Asbestosis Cases

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 31, 1981No. 77 C 3534PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

Johns-Manville Corporation, Johns-Man-ville Sales Corporation, Canadian JohnsManville Asbestos, Ltd. and Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd. (collectively “Johns-Manville”) are among the defendants in the Johns-Manville/Asbestosis cases consolidated for pre-trial purposes. They have moved to dismiss various portions of plaintiffs’ complaints. 1 For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order Johns-Manville’s motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part.

Count I — Strict Liability

Count I alleges that Johns-Manville is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Woodill v. Parke Davis & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Collier v. Wagner Castings Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Smith v. Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Mier v. StaleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Beauchamp v. Dow Chemical Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Volb v. G.E. Capital Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  3. Bercaw v. Domino's Pizza, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  4. Colombo v. Johns-Manville Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. In re Johns-Manville/Asbestosis CasesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982

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