Legal Opinion
Ryden v. Johns-Manville Products
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-644, et alPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIAMOND, District Judge.
In each of these diversity actions plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the manufacturer or supplier of certain asbestos products for injury or death allegedly suffered by plaintiff or plaintiff’s decedent (hereafter, plaintiff) from the inhalation of asbestos fibers during the course of his employment. Because the injury or death in each instance was employment-related under The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Compensation Act) of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 1 et seq., plaintiff was precluded by that law from instituting a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Harka v. NabatiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Kelly v. Carborundum Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Seewagen v. VanderkluetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Farrall v. Armstrong Cork Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1983
- Christman v. Dravo Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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