Legal Opinion
Ernest Gibson v. American Cyanamid Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2014No. 10-3814PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHANG, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Ernest Gibson, filed suit in Wisconsin state court against former manufacturers of white lead carbonate pigments. 1 This pigment was used, before the federal government banned it in the 1970s, in paints, including paints applied to residences. Gibson brings negligence and strict liability claims against the pigment manufacturers, but because he cannot identify which manufacturer made the white lead carbonate pigment that injured him, he relies on the “risk contribution” theory of tort liability fashioned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Thomas v. Mallett,…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Collins v. City of Harker HeightsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by51 opinions
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