Legal Opinion
Suoja v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 30, 2016No. 99-CV-475-slcPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
STEPHEN L. CROCKER, Magistrate Judge
On December 29, 1996, Oswald “Ozzie” Suoja died from mesothelioma, a form of cancer closely associated with asbestos exposure. There is no dispute that exposure to asbestos caused Suoja’s illness: he had a 40-year career as a union asbestos worker during which he worked with numerous asbestos-containing products. In 1999, Suo-ja’s wife filed this lawsuit against defendant Owens-Illinois, Inc. on her own and Suoja’s behalf. (She later was replaced as plaintiff by their son Gary, who is administrator of Suoja’s estate). The lawsuit as*1198serts…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Schultz Ex Rel. Estate of Schultz v. Akzo Nobel Paints, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Merco Distributing Corp. v. Commercial Police Alarm Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Martin v. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Nancy J. Harris, on Her Own Behalf and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles Harris v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Rockman v. Union Carbide Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 2017
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