Johns-Manville Sales Corp. v. United States

ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS

PECKHAM, Chief Judge.

INTRODUCTION:

Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (“J-M”) filed this action against the United States on December 7, 1981, to recover equitable indemnity, in whole or in part, from the United States, in the amount Johns-Man-ville paid to settle a claim with John C. Robinson. 1 Robinson was a federal employee allegedly injured by exposure to asbestos-containing products J-M manufactured while working at Long Beach and Mare Island Naval Shipyards in California. Robinson was employed in these shipyards from 1965 to 1980. J-M settled that case for $45,000 in…