Legal Opinion
In Re Joint Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 28, 1992No. NYAL-PH-8888PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SIFTON, District Judge.
John Crane-Houdaille Inc. and Keene Corporation move for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, or other post-verdict relief. For the reasons discussed below, the motions are denied.
On April 1,1991, this Court commenced a consolidated trial of 48 cases seeking compensation for injury or death from exposure to asbestos. The trial was bifurcated. A damages award was returned in the McPadden case on August 15, 1991, for the following amounts:
Funeral expenses $ 4,500.00
Past lost income $ 565,981.85
Past lost services $ 8,500.00
Non-economic…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. BayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- John E. Johnson and H/w Ann Marie Johnson v. The Celotex Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- In Re BROOKLYN NAVY YARD ASBESTOS LITIGATION (Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Malcolm v. National Gypsum Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- In Re New York Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Datskow v. Teledyne Continental Motors Aircraft ProductsDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1993
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