Legal Opinion
James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1985No. 82-4288PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this Mississippi diversity case, plaintiff James L. Jackson, a former shipyard worker, seeks recovery of actual and punitive damages against defendants JohnsManville Sales Corporation, RaybestosManhattan, Inc., and H.K. Porter Company, manufacturers of asbestos products, for injuries allegedly caused by the defendants’ failure to warn of the dangers associated with exposure to their asbestos products. Following extensive discovery and a lengthy jury trial, the district court entered judgment in favor of Jackson and against all defendants except H.K. Porter Company…
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