Legal Opinion
Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. W.R. Grace & Co.--Conn.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 21, 1996No. 107, Docket 95-7132PublishedCited by 316 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to determine when a claim for property damage caused by asbestos accrues under Connecticut law. An asbestos-containing fireproofing material manufactured by W.R. Grace & Co. under the trade name Monokote was installed in the headquarters building of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (“BellSouth”) when it was constructed in Birmingham, Alabama. On January 19, 1993, BellSouth, as the building’s owner, brought this action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Daly, J.) under the Connecticut Product Liability Act,…
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