Legal Opinion
Case v. Fibreboard Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 22, 1987No. 67749PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has certified a question of law to this Court pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act. 1 The question asks:
“In an action brought under a theory of manufacturer’s products liability in which precise identification of the tort-feasors cannot be verified, does Oklahoma recognize a form of collective liability as an alternative theory of relief when the plaintiffs alleged injury arises from the ingestion of asbestos fibers?”
The facts certified by the federal court in connection with the question posed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- C. A. Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Martin v. Abbott LaboratoriesWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- 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
- Wilford Leroy Thompson, Jr. v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Robertson v. Allied Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Smith v. Eli Lilly & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Sholtis v. American Cyanamid Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
- Taylor v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Wood v. Eli Lilly & Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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