Legal Opinion
Julius Ducre v. The Executive Officers of Halter Marine, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1985No. 83-3784PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is before us on certified questions 1 which arise from the district court’s orders partially granting and partially denying two principal summary judgment motions. 2 More than forty employees of various ship-building companies seek damages resulting from their contraction of silicosis, a progressive lung disease, somewhat similar in origin and development to asbestosis. Involved as defendants, either directly or on third party demand, are the employers’ executive officers, their insurers, and the manufacturers of safety equipment used by the…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Bazley v. TortorichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Minyard v. Curtis Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Gideon v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
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