Martin v. American Petrofina, Inc.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Victor Martin worked as a pipefitter at various industrial plants in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. He brought this action in the district court against various manufaetur-ers of asbestos-containing insulation products, alleging that his exposure to asbestos at work caused him to contract mesothelio-ma, a cancer of the lung lining. The district court rendered summary judgment in favor of five defendants, and fourteen of the remaining fifteen compromised with Martin before the matter was submitted to the jury. The sole remaining defendant,…