Legal Opinion
UNR Industries, Inc. v. Continental Insurance
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 25, 1988No. 85 C 3532, 83 A 2523PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM T. HART, District Judge.
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Nature of the Case
UNR Industries, Inc., its predecessors and owned affiliated companies (hereinafter “UNR”) manufactured asbestos products beginning in the 1920’s. Most production ceased by 1963 and all production stopped by 1970. In December 1966, the first products liability claim involving injury from exposure to asbestos products was filed. Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering, Inc., et al. UNR was named a party to this action in August 1968. Claims against it had accumulated to approximately 17,000 when UNR filed for bankruptcy…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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