Legal Opinion

Ingram v. Acands, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 21, 1992No. Nos. 91-35117, 91-35216, 91-35330, 91-35331 and 91-35497PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Bert E. Ingram, a former insulator who suffered from asbestosis, and Beulah M. Becker, surviving wife of Alfred E. Becker who allegedly died from the effects of asbestosis, sued a number of asbestos manufacturers. Both Ingram and Becker included Owens-Illinois (“O-I”) as a defendant in their respective lawsuits. Ingram also sued Fibreboard Corporation. Juries in the two cases1 returned verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs.

On appeal, O-I challenges evidentiary rulings made by the district court in both cases and contends that substantial evidence does not…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Lockwood v. a C & S, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Benjamin H. Blackston, Wilmer L. Ring, John N. Turner, James N. Tanksley and Foster G. Hickox v. Shook and Fletcher Insulation Co., Ac & S, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. McCalden v. California Library Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. In Re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases. (Four Cases) David K. Kaiu Lillian M. Kaiu v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Antonia Beatrix Sawyer, Individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen Charles Sawyer, Deceased and as Guardian Ad Litem for Andrew John Sawyer, Corrina Antonia Sawyer, and Margaret Ann Sawyer, All Minor Children v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Toledo Monderen Maria L. Monderen v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Ted Mina, Personal Representative for the Estate of Mariano Gamurot, Deceased Domingo Del Rosario Alice C. Digos v. Fibreboard Corporation, Formerly Known as Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation a Delaware Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Ted Mina, Personal Representative for the Estate of Mariano Gamurot, Deceased Domingo Del Rosario Alice C. Digos v. Raymark Industries, Inc., a Corporation, Formerly Known as Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., and Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. William George Bonin v. Arthur Calderon, as Warden of San Quentin State Prison James Rowland, Director of the California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Zarow-Smith v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
  3. United States v. Lummi Indian TribeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. Jones v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. James v. Bessemer Processing Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1998

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