Legal Opinion
Cantrell v. GAF Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1993No. Nos. 89-3221, 89-3231PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOINER, Senior District Judge.
Defendants Celotex Corporation and Carey Canada, Inc., appeal1 following adverse jury verdicts in the consolidated trials of the claims of two former Celotex employees for injuries resulting from their exposure to asbestos during the course of their employment. The jury found Celotex liable for intentional tort and found Carey Canada both negligent and strictly liable. The jury awarded $750,000 to each worker in compensatory damages, and $250,000 to each spouse for loss of consortium. The jury also awarded each worker $500,000 in punitive damages, solely against…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Van Fossen v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by157 opinions
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- Quiet Technology DC-8, Inc., Quiet Technology, Inc. v. Hurel-Dubois UK LTD.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Martin, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
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