Legal Opinion
Castorina v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 12, 1984No. Civ. A. G-80-267PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought this cause of action pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) and the general maritime law to recover for injuries sustained as a result of exposure to asbestos. All defendants and third parties in this case, other than Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. (hereinafter “Lykes”), settled or have been dismissed for lack of evidence that plaintiff handled asbestos on the named vessel or for the named stevedore. Lykes’ third party actions against Egnep, (Pty), Ltd., General Mining, and Cape Asbestos have been severed from this…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Larson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Guiseppe Castorina v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Railco Multi-Construction Co. v. GardnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Sierra Club v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1987
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