Jodway v. Kennametal, Inc.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the March 6, 1992, order of the circuit court granting summary disposition in favor of defendants. Plaintiffs Lampela, Tear, and Bolton also appeal as of right from the circuit court’s order granting summary disposition for defendant Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt (mho) on the basis of lack of personal jurisdiction. Mho has cross appealed from the same order. We affirm.

These consolidated cases arose from plaintiff employees 1 having incurred respiratory illnesses as a result of having inhaled cobalt dust while employed at defendant GTE Valeron Corporation’s…