Legal Opinion
Dube v. Pittsburgh Corning
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 27, 1989No. Nos. 88-1679, 88-1740PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
These are consolidated appeals of four manufacturers of asbestos, following judgment for the government on appellants’ claims for contribution for asbestos-related damages arising from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. The trial court1 found that the government was negligent under Maine law in its operation of the shipyard, a government-owned facility. The court found that this negligence was the proximate cause of death of Joan Dube, the daughter of a shipyard worker, who had been exposed to asbestos fibers carried home on her father’s work…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Donald W. Ayer, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Daniel Lesoeur v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- C.R.S. ex rel. D.B.S. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- In Re Joint Eastern And Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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