Legal Opinion
California Sansome Co. Polk Market Co. v. U.S. Gypsum W.R. Grace & Company,--Conn.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1995No. 93-15904PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
On April 21, 1989, California Sansome Company and Polk Market Company (“San-some”) filed an action against United States Gypsum Company and W.R. Grace & Company (“U.S. Gypsum”) claiming asbestos-related damages in two of their buildings located in San Francisco, California. The action was brought pursuant to federal diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1382. U.S. Gypsum manufactured the asbestos-containing fireproofing used during the construction of these buildings. Sansome seeks approximately $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages, primarily to recoup…
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