Legal Opinion
Kohr v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 21, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-3942, 79-4139PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEINER, District Judge.
Presented to us in these and a number of other cases are claims of products liability personal injury arising out of the alleged exposure of the plaintiffs, or their spouses or decedents, while employed by the defendants, to asbestos or asbestos products produced and/or sold by the defendants.
The defendants assert as a defense to these actions the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act’s exclusivity of remedy provision, which they contend provides an employee’s sole legal means for recovery from his employer for work related injuries, and which they…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Billy v. Consolidated Machine Tool Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Shelly v. Johns-Manville Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BatesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
- Oyster v. Johns-Manville Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Groff v. Continental InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Kosowan v. MDC Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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