Legal Opinion
In Re All Maine Asbestos Litigation
District Court, D. Maine
Decided November 22, 1983PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
Presently pending in this Court are approximately 230 actions brought against various manufacturers and suppliers of asbestos products by present and former employees, and the representatives of deceased employees, of either Bath Iron Works (BIW) or Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) who allegedly sustained injuries through exposure to and inhalation of asbestos dust during the course of their employment. Plaintiffs have asserted theories of liability based on negligence, strict liability and breach of express and implied…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Hammond v. North American Asbestos Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
- In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Daniel Edward Bynum v. Fmc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Koutsoubos, Spiros, Administrator of the Estate of James Koutsoubos v. Boeing Vertol, Division of the Boeing Company and the Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Nancy L. Tillett, Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen M. Tillett v. J.I. Case CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. HardageDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1987
- Nicholson v. United Technologies Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
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