Legal Opinion
Ahearn v. Fibreboard Corp.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided July 27, 1995No. Civ. A. No. 6:93cv526PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*507 MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This action was filed to obtain judicial approval of a class settlement (the “Global Settlement”) which, if finally approved, will resolve all future1 asbestos-related personal injury claims against Fibreboard Corporation (“Fibreboard”), and a longstanding dispute between Fibreboard and two of its insurers, Continental Casualty Company (“Continental”) and Pacific Indemnity Company (“Pacific”) (Continental and Pacific are sometimes referred to collectively as the “Insurers”) regarding the scope and extent of its insurance coverage available to…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Cotton v. HintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re Asbestos LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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- State Ex Rel. Byrd v. ChadwickMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
- San Antonio Hispanic Police Officers' Organization, Inc. v. City of San AntonioDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1999
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