Revard v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

The Silicosis and Dust Disease Fund (Dust Fund) appeals by right the orders of the trial court denying Dust Fund’s motions to intervene as a party plaintiff in each of the nine cases consolidated in this appeal.

Each of the nine plaintiffs or their decedents were insulation applicators who were disabled or who died because of diseases allegedly caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers during the course of their employment. Each of the plaintiffs or their decedents received workers’ compensation benefits. The employers or their workers’ compensation insurance carriers were and are being…