Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Johns Manville
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided May 19, 1986No. C84 155MPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF UNITED STATES FOR DISMISSAL
McGOYERN, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The United States moves to dismiss the third-party claims of Raymark Industries, Inc. and Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. or for summary judgment. This case, and eighteen others in which the United States is a third-party defendant, arises out of asbestos exposure at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS); both manufacturers who have brought third-party claims in Washington are involved in this case, and all major legal issues are raised.
Plaintiff Albert Lopez, was a civilian pi-pefitter, pipecoverer, and insulator…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Unr Industries, Inc., Unarco Industries, Inc., and Eagle Picher Industries, Inc. v. The United States, Keene Corporation v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Hercules Incorporated v. The United States, Wm. T. Thompson Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Lopez v. A.C. & S., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Johns-Manville Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1987
- Palmroy P.K. Bush v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. United States of America, Third-Party-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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