Legal Opinion
McIndoe v. Huntington Ingalls Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2016No. Nos. 13-56762, 13-56764PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether two naval warships are “products” for the purposes of strict products liability and whether a genuine issue of fact exists as to whether asbestos-containing materials originally installed upon such ships caused a decedent’s injuries.
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In the 1960s, James Mclndoe served aboard two U.S. Naval ships which contained pipe insulation made from asbestos. From 1961-1963, he served aboard the USS Coral Sea, an aircraft carrier built by a predecessor in interest to Huntington Ingalls Inc. (Huntington) and commissioned in 1947. From 1966-1967, he…
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