Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Johns-Manville Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 7, 1984No. Civ. A. 81-5241PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this action against several manufacturers and distributors of asbestos products on December 21, 1981. Plaintiff alleges that defendants are liable to him for injuries that he sustained as a result of his exposure to asbestos over his working life as an insulator. Mr. Kelly initially claimed only that he had contracted asbestosis. He now claims that he suffers from epidermoid carcinoma caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Plaintiffs counsel represented to the court at a conference on July 5, 1984, that at that time plaintiff had…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Stone and Michaud Ins., Inc. v. Bank Five for Sav.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1992
- Ross v. Johns-Manville Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Taylor v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Richards v. Raymark Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lucera v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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