Legal Opinion

Nancy J. Harris, on Her Own Behalf and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles Harris v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 27, 1997No. 96-1140PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Nancy J. Harris filed this wrongful death action alleging that her husband, Charles Harris, died from lung cancer caused by exposure to airborne asbestos from products manufactured and sold by Owens-Corning Fiberglas (“OCF”). Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The district court granted summary judgment to OCF after determining that Harris had produced insufficient evidence linking the company’s products to Harris’ death. We affirm.

I. Background

Charles Harris was employed by the Aluminum Company of America (“ALCOA”) from September 1970 through…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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