Legal Opinion
Van Buskirk v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 17, 1985No. Nos. 82-1608, 82-1622PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the first multiplaintiff asbestos litigation to be tried to a jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint was filed by former employees of the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Philip Carey), and their spouses or legal representatives, against five suppliers of asbestos and Celotex Corporation, the successor-in-interest to the employer. After a lengthy trial, the jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages to all but one of the non-settling plaintiffs. Plaintiffs and defendants filed cross-appeals,…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by125 opinions
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- In Re K-Dur Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2004
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