Legal Opinion
Boyer v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 22, 2014No. 14-cv-286-wmcPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM M. CONLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Milton and Kathy Boyer bring claims against defendants arising out of Milton’s exposure to asbestos and a related disease, malignant mesothelioma. Before the court are two motions to dismiss. In the first motion, defendant Weyerhaeuser Company, the former owner of a door manufacturing plant where Milton Boyer worked and asbestos fireproofing products were produced, moves to dismiss the claims brought against it as barred by Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Act. (Dkt. # 8.) In the second motion, defendant Owens-Illinois Company…
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