Legal Opinion
Claude Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation and Asbestos Corporation Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1998No. 93-4452 through 93-4611PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Before us are appeals and cross-appeals in personal injury and wrongful death damage suits against several manufacturers of asbestos-containing insulation products and some of their suppliers, the district court’s jurisdiction being based on diversity of citizenship and the governing substantive law being that of Texas. This is the same set of cases addressed in In re Fibreboard, 893 F.2d 706 (5th Cir.1990), but the judgments now before us result from a trial plan modified following that decision.1 Principally at issue on this appeal is the validity of that modified…
2Cases cited80 opinions
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3Cited by137 opinions
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