Legal Opinion
Charlotte E. Neubauer, Cross-Appellants v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Cross-Appellees v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Third Party Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 16, 1982No. 81-8021 to 81-8033 and 81-1939 to 81-1951PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
These appeals require us to determine when the Wisconsin statute of limitations for personal injuries begins running against causes of action for asbestos-caused diseases.
The plaintiffs or decedents in each of the ten cases below were insulation workers who were exposed to insulation containing asbestos. In two of the pases the insulation workers died from mesothelioma, a cancer that allegedly is caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. In the remaining eight cases the workers suffer from asbestosis, a lung disease involving fibrosis of the lungs, pleural thickening,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Kallas Millwork Corp. v. Square D Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
- Porter v. American Optical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- John A. Karjala v. Johns-Manville Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Steinhardt v. Johns-Manville Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Insurance Co. of North America v. Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Albert E. Albertson v. T.J. Stevenson & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Paul v. SkempWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- In the Matter of Unr Industries, Inc., Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- John Yorger v. Pittsburgh Corning CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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