Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Malone

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

In this “failure to warn” products liability action, the plaintiffs sued appellant, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF), and a number of other manufacturers of asbestos-containing products. 1 Ray Malone, Thomas Gillespie, and Nick Garefalos each alleged that he had an asbestos-related disease as a result of exposure to defendants’ products; Mary Malone and Patricia Garefalos claimed loss of consortium as a result of their spouses’ illnesses.

Before the case was submitted to the jury in the first phase of the bifurcated trial, the plaintiffs settled with all the…