Legal Opinion
Gold v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 7, 1983No. Nos. 82-5714, 82-5717, 82-5734, 82-5753, 83-3149 and 83-5100PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The questions before us in this appeal arise out of a host of personal injury and wrongful death actions filed by plaintiffs who have been exposed to asbestos and to products manufactured from asbestos fiber. Johns-Manville Corporation, as well as vari*1071ous subsidiaries and other corporate entities affiliated with it (collectively called JohnsManville), is named as a defendant in virtually every case. U.N.R. Industries (Unarco) is also a named defendant in many cases; several other manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of asbestos fiber and asbestos…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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