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Clem (Cleam) Caldwell v. Bechtel, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 19, 1980No. 79-1007PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

We are here concerned with a claim for damages by a worker who allegedly contracted silicosis while he was mucking in a tunnel under construction as part of the metropolitan subway system. The basic issue is whether a consultant engineering firm owed the worker a duty to protect him against unreasonable risk of harm.

The Shea-S&M-Ball joint venture (hereinafter Shea) entered into a contract with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (hereinafter WMATA) in the construction of tunnels for the Washington…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Miller v. DeWittIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  5. United States v. Delora Huff Page, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem of Stanley James Pageand Jenny Lynn Page, MinorsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
  2. Berkel & Co. Contractors v. Providence Hosp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  3. William Wrigley Jr. Co. v. WatersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  4. Long v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Balagna Ex Rel. Balagna v. Shawnee CountySupreme Court of Kansas · 1983

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