Matthews v. Johns-Manville Corp.

These are motions to quash appeals from orders severing appellees’ asbestos-related personal injury claims against appellants from their claims against other defendants. Appellants argue that the orders are final and therefore appealable. We have concluded, however, that the orders are interlocutory and not appealable. The motions to quash will therefore be granted.

Appellee Francis Matthews and appellee Josephine Cerminara are plaintiffs in two of approximately 2,000 asbestos-related personal injury claims now pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against multiple…