Legal Opinion
Insurance Co. of North America v. Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1980No. Nos. 78-1322 to 78-1326PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a novel and important question of insurance law. A manufacturer of asbestos products faces huge potential liability because of numerous lawsuits filed around the country by persons who inhaled asbestos fibers allegedly manufactured by the company. The claimed basis for liability is that the asbestos manufacturer failed to warn asbestos workers and other ultimate users of its products that asbestos was a dangerous product which, if inhaled, could cause an early death from cancer or other disease. The company had various products liability insurance…
2Cases cited75 opinions
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- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. PeppersIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- O'Stricker v. Jim Walter Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1983
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- Benjamin H. Blackston, Wilmer L. Ring, John N. Turner, James N. Tanksley and Foster G. Hickox v. Shook and Fletcher Insulation Co., Ac & S, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- J.H. France Refractories Co. v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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