Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 24, 2005No. S04Q1573, S04Q1574PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Three of the four plaintiffs in these cases brought suit in federal court against CSX Transportation (CSXT) under Georgia negligence law based on each plaintiffs claim that he was exposed at home as a child to airborne asbestos emitting from the clothing his father wore while working for CSXT, and that this “clothing exposure” contributed to the plaintiffs asbestos-related disease. The fourth plaintiff brought a wrongful death action in federal court under Georgia negligence law based on his late wife’s exposure at home to asbestos on clothes he wore to work at CSXT…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Badische Corp. v. CaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- City of Douglasville v. QueenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- United States v. AretzSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Widera v. Ettco Wire & Cable Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Holdampf v. A.C. & S., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Zimko v. American CyanamidLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2006
- In Re Certified Question From 14th Dist. Court of Appeals of TexasMichigan Supreme Court · 2007
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