Tysenn v. Johns-Manville Corp.

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

This is an asbestosis action in which Owens-Illinois was named as an original defendant, and later made the target of various crossclaims by some of its co-defendants. Owens now moves for summary judgment against all parties, principally on the ground that it was the employer of plaintiff Anthony Tysenn, and therefore under the applicable compensation laws cannot be liable to any of the parties.

I. Owens’ Motion Against Plaintiff Anthony Tysenn

A. Choice of Law

A threshold issue is the law to be applied. Owens contends that New Jersey law controls, while the…