Legal Opinion
MDU Resources Group v. W.R. Grace & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1994No. 92-2794PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
The appellant in this asbestos-removal case, MDU Resources Group, d/b/a Montana Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU), sued W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) in 1990, two years after MDU learned that the Grace-manufactured fireproofing installed in its building in September of 1968 was releasing harmful asbestos fibers. After an eight-week trial, the jury returned a special verdict in favor of Grace on all of MDU’s theories of liability. MDU now argues that several errors occurred at trial. First, MDU argues that the District Court used the wrong measuring point to determine when…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Seely v. White Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
- Board of Education v. A, C and S, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Iverson v. LancasterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,525 City of Greenville, and Greenville Water System v. W.R. Grace & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Tioga Public School District 15 of Williams County, State of North Dakota v. United States Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. W.R. Grace & Co.--Conn.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Velsicol Chemical Corp. v. WinogradTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Houghton v. SIPCO, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- DAKOTA GASIFICATION COMPANY, Appellant, v. PASCOE BUILDING SYSTEMS, a DIVISION OF AMCORD, INC.; Del Con, Inc., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Investors Title Insurance Co. v. HerzigNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011
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