Legal Opinion
In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 1, 1991No. 88 Civ. 3317 (RWS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation (“OCF”) and United States Mineral Products Company (“USMP”) in this asbestos litigation move for partial summary judgment dismissing the wrongful death claims of plaintiff Arlene Maiora-na (“Maiorana”) as time-barred. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
The Parties
Maiorana is the widow of John Maiorana, a sheetmetal worker who died of colon cancer on June 16, 1983. She asserts that her husband’s cancer was caused by his exposure to asbestos and asbestos-containing products during his construction career.
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Kulzer v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In Re Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Maiorana v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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