Legal Opinion
Keene Corp. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 1993No. 92-166PublishedCited by 798 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
Keene Corporation has been sued by thousands of plaintiffs alleging injury from exposure to asbestos fibers and dust released from products made by Keene and by a company it acquired. In trying to recoup some of the money it was paying to litigate and settle the cases, Keene filed two complaints against the United States in the Court of Federal Claims.1 When it filed each complaint, however, Keene had a similar claim pending against the Government in another court. We hold that 28 U. S. C. § 1500 consequently precludes Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction over Keene’s actions and affirm the…
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