Legal Opinion
Boyett v. Keene Corp.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided February 8, 1993No. 1:92 CV 292PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, District Judge.
I. Introduction
The plaintiff, Rosemary Posey Boyett, obtained a jury verdict against the defendant, Keene Corporation, in the amount of $226,-466.09,1 for the death of her husband, Roy Boyett. The decedent was a marine engineer whose death was caused by mesothelioma.
Keene claims an offset against the verdict for amounts received in settlement by the plaintiff from the shipowners2 and other asbestos manufacturers. The Shipowners paid a total of $312,500.00 in settlement of the plaintiffs claims, and the manufacturers paid $97,000.00.3 Since the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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