Legal Opinion
Neal v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 1982No. Civ. A. 78-4242PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BECHTLE, District Judge.
This is a diversity action brought by former workers of the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Philip Carey”), their spouses, and representatives of decedents’ estates, for compensatory and punitive damages arising out of the claimants’ exposure to asbestos fiber while they were employed at the Philip Carey manufacturing plant in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Presently before the Court are the post-trial motions filed both by plaintiffs and defendants. For the reasons which follow, the motions are denied.
I. Facts
On November 28, 1978, this…
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