Legal Opinion
Mauro v. Raymark Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 1, 1989PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
In Ayers v. Jackson Township, 106 N.J. 557 (1987), we declined to recognize a cause of action under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3, to recover damages for an unquantified enhanced risk of disease resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals. We are now asked to consider whether a claim for enhanced risk of disease is cognizable in a case involving personal injury claims against private-entity defendants asserted by a plaintiff with present injuries attributed to asbestos exposure. The plaintiffs expert testified that…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Ayers v. Township of JacksonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by79 opinions
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- DiTrolio v. AntilesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Battaglia v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
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