Legal Opinion
Weakley v. Burnham Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 2005No. 03-CV-710PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Basñ F. Weakley, Jr., was employed as a boiler service worker in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area from approximately 1964 to 1979. He contracted asbestosis many years later. Weakley brought this action for negligence, failure to warn, and strict liability against eight boiler manufacturers, alleging that the manufacturers were legally responsible for his asbestosis and were therefore hable to him in damages. In three separate orders, the Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of the manufacturers, concluding principally that Weakley had presented…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Colbert v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Beard v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In re J.D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by21 opinions
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