Legal Opinion
GAF CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 30, 1991No. 90-5079PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
In 1944, GAF Corporation’s (GAF) predecessor, the Ruberoid Company (Ruberoid), entered contracts with the United States Navy (Navy) to insulate ships with asbestos products. Ruberoid’s shipyard workers contracted asbestosis. GAF incurred substantial liability for injuries and death due to these workers’ exposure to asbestos.
GAF sued in the United States Claims Court seeking indemnification from the Government for its liabilities. GAF contended that the Navy knew in the 1940s of the health risks of asbestos and deliberately withheld that information from Ruber-oid. The…
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