Legal Opinion
Evelyn Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 2011No. E2008-01596-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., and GARY R. WADE, J., joined. JANICE M. HOLDER, J., filed a separate opinion, concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR, J. joined.
In this products liability case, a widow sought compensation for the death of her husband from mesothelioma allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos at his workplace. She sued the company that sold products containing asbestos to her husband’s employer. She based her claim on strict liability and alleged that the seller sold defective products and failed to warn her husband of the products’…
3Cases cited53 opinions
- Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Stafford v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Otis v. Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. FlemmingTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Gleaves v. Checker Cab Transit Corp., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
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4Cited by58 opinions
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- Charolette Payne v. Novartis Pharm. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
- Jerry Garrison v. Rita BickfordTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Aundrey MEALS Ex Rel. William MEALS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANYTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
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