Legal Opinion

Mendelowitz v. Xerox Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 25, 1991PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wallach, J.

Plaintiff’s decedent was employed by various agencies of the United States Government from October 1955 to August 1978 as a "xerographer”, a job that allegedly required him to stand over copying machines virtually all of his working hours. In October 1988, he was diagnosed as having mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer, from which he died in February 1989, three months after he started this action against Xerox Corporation, the manufacturer of the copying machines he allegedly operated; after his death, his wife, as administratrix of his estate, was substituted…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Allen v. Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
  2. Rios v. DonovanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
  3. City of New York v. FriedbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  4. Stevens v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. Ganin v. JanowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Seventh Judicial District Asbestos Litigation v. Anchor Packing Co.New York Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Kingsgate Associates v. Advest, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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