Legal Opinion
Adams v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 29, 1998No. 1167, Sept. Term, 1996PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES S. GETTY, Judge (retired),
Specially Assigned.
This is an appeal from jury verdicts in nine asbestos cases that were consolidated for trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The trial judge (Pines, J.) also consolidated 159 additional asbestos cases involving eleven corporate defendants. The verdicts at trial, therefore, were binding as to negligence and product liability in all of the consolidated cases.
The complexity of the cases is best illustrated by the length of the trial. The plaintiffs! cases consumed forty-two trial days, and the defendants’ presentation lasted nineteen…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. ZenobiaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Rosenblatt v. Exxon Co., U.S.A.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. BalbosCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Grandison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Martin v. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
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