Legal Opinion
Menna v. Johns-Manville Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 30, 1984No. Civ. A. 80-3575, 81-490PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
These are personal injury actions in which plaintiffs, former employees of Owens-Corning Fiberglas (Owens-Corning) and their spouses, have sued numerous defendants who manufacture and distribute asbestos fibers. Plaintiffs claim that their injuries result from their exposure to asbestos while producing asbestos-based insulation products at the Owens-Corning plant. They allege, inter alia, that defendant suppliers’ failure to warn of the dangers of exposure to asbestos makes them liable in negligence and strict liability. Defendant suppliers contend that they…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Rappaport v. NicholsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Johnson v. American Standard, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2008
- Wehmeier v. UNR Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Smith v. Walter C. Best, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Mason v. Texaco, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
- Higgins v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1987
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