Legal Opinion
Kurak v. A.P. Green Refractories Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 3, 1997PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
COBURN, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).
In separate appeals, which we have consolidated, defendants Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF) and Owens-Illinois, Inc. (01) seek reversal of Law Division judgments, following a trial by jury, awarding plaintiffs Charles Kurak (plaintiff) and his *309wife, Priscilla Kurak, damages in this personal injury, products liability action.
The jury determined that plaintiff had contracted mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung which can only be caused by asbestos, as a result of exposure over forty-four years…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Dolson v. AnastasiaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- Robertson v. Allied Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Gerald S. Slaughter, Roma S. Bates v. Southern Talc CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Rose C. ROTONDO, Executrix of the Estate of Louis J. Rotondo, Deceased, and Rose C. Rotondo, in Her Own Right v. KEENE CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- James v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
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