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prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,400 Vera Jones, of the Estate of James Jones, and James Jones v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Amchem Products, Incorporated Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Armstrong Cork Company Carey Canada, Incorporated the Celotex Corporation, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest of Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Panacon Corporation, Glen Alden Corporation, Rapid American Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company, and Smith and Kanzler, a Delaware Corporation Eagle-Picher Industries, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation Fibreboard Corporation, Pabco Industrial Products Division, a Delaware Corporation Flexitallic Gasket Company, Incorporated, a Connecticut Corporation Gaf Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Garlock, Incorporated, Precision Seal Division, an Ohio Corporation A.P. Greene Refractories Company Keene Corporation, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Keene Building Products Corporation, Keene Insulation Products Corporation, Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Company, Baldwin-Ehret-Hill, Incorporated, Baldwin-Hill Company, and Mundet Cork Corporation, a New York Corporation National Gypsum Company, a Delaware Corporation Owens-Illinois, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (Unarco), a Pennsylvania Corporation H.K. Porter Company, Incorporated, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Southern Asbestos, Carolina Asbestos, Thermoid and Tullman-Mccluskey, a Delaware Corporation Turner & Newall, P.L.C., Individually and as Alter Ego of Keasby and Mattison General Refractories Company, Grefco M.H. Dietrick, Samuel H. Culverhouse Mattie Culverhouse v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Amchem Products, Incorporated Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Armstrong Cork Company the Celotex Corporation, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest of Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Panacon Corporation, Glen Alden Corporation, Rapid American Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company, and Smith and Kanzler, a Delaware Corporation Eagle-Picher Industries, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation Fibreboard Corporation, Pabco Industrial Products Division, a Delaware Corporation Flexitallic Gasket Company, Incorporated, a Connecticut Corporation Gaf Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Garlock, Incorporated, Precision Seal Division, an Ohio Corporation Keene Corporation, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Keene Building Products Corporation, Keene Insulation Products Corporation, Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Company, Baldwin-Ehret-Hill, Incorporated, Baldwin-Hill Company, and Mundet Cork Corporation, a New York Corporation National Gypsum Company, a Delaware Corporation Owens-Illinois, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (Unarco), a Pennsylvania Corporation H.K. Porter Company, Incorporated, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to Southern Asbestos, Carolina Asbestos, Thermoid and Tullman-Mccluskey, a Delaware Corporation Turner & Newall, P.L.C., Individually and as Alter Ego of Keasby and Mattison Combustion Engineering, Incorporated Flintkote Company, a Massachusetts Corporation W.R. Grace & Company, a Connecticut Corporation Raytech, Successor to Raymark Industries, Incorporated, Successor-In-Interest to Raybestos-Manhattan, Incorporated Rock Wool Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, an Alabama Corporation United States Gypsum Company, Inc. v. Manville Corporation Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund, Third-Party

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 3, 1995No. 94-1861PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

69 F.3d 712

Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 14,400

Vera JONES, Executrix of the Estate of James Jones, Plaintiff-Appellee,

and

James Jones, Plaintiff,

v.

OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation,

Defendant-Appellant,

v.

AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED; Armstrong World Industries,

Incorporated, formerly known as Armstrong Cork Company;

Carey Canada, Incorporated; The Celotex Corporation,

Individually and as successor-in-interest of Philip Carey

Manufacturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation, Panacon

Corporation, Glen Alden Corporation, Rapid American

Corporation, Briggs Manufacturing Company, and…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited29 opinions

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  3. Higgins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  4. Subhash C. MALHOTRA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COTTER & COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Terry's Floor Fashions, Inc. v. Burlington Industries, Inc. Lees Carpets, a Division of Burlington Industries, Inc. And Eatman's Carpets, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. Jenkins v. Trustees of Sandhills Community CollegeDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2003
  4. Haislip v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  5. Price v. AIG Hawaii Ins. Co., Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2005

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