Legal Opinion
Myrtle Nell Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis H. Catrett, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 8, 1985No. 83-1694PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARR, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Myrtle Nell Catrett filed this wrongful death action in United States District Court in September 1980. Her complaint, sounding in negligence, breach of warranty,' and strict liability, alleged that the death in 1979 of her husband, Louis H. Catrett, resulted from his exposure to products containing asbestos manufactured or distributed by fifteen named corporations. During the proceedings below, two manufacturer-defendants filed motions challenging the District Court’s in personam jurisdiction; the other thirteen corporate defendants filed motions for summary…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. National Security AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Harold Weisberg v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. CoyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Bill Clark Herbert Futch Austin Hurst Louis Sliker and William Barrineau v. Coats & Clark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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