Legal Opinion
Gunsalus v. Celotex Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-7180PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, John R. Gunsalus, filed a personal injury action against sixteen manufacturers of asbestos products (the “asbestos defendants”), the Tobacco Institute and the American Tobacco Company (or American Brands, Inc.) (the “Tobacco defendants”); he alleges that the synergistic effect of smoking cigarettes and working with substantial quantities of asbestos caused him to develop lung cancer. Now before the court are the motion of the Tobacco Institute for judgment on the pleadings and/or summary judgment and the motion of American Tobacco Company…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Goldstein v. Phillip Morris, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Allgood v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Gawloski v. Miller Brewing Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1994
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