Legal Opinion
Kreppein v. Celotex Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 1992No. 585, Docket 90-7576PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
In this products liability case, the Celotex Corporation appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Eugene H. Nickerson, Judge, holding Celotex partially liable for Gustave Kreppein’s asbestos-related injury and death. 738 F.Supp. 66 (1990). Celotex argues that plaintiff Mary Kreppein, Mr. Kreppein’s widow, failed adequately to prove product nexus. It also argues that the apportionment of liability was against the weight of the evidence, and that the district court erroneously allowed Kreppein to amend her complaint.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- John E. Johnson and H/w Ann Marie Johnson v. The Celotex Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Garrett v. Holiday Inns, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re BROOKLYN NAVY YARD ASBESTOS LITIGATION (Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Grandstaff v. HawksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- In Re New York Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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