Legal Opinion
Fibreboard Corp. v. Pool
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 28, 1991No. 6-90-014-CV, 6-90-022-CVPublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRANT, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered against six defendants in a products liability case in which five plaintiffs suffered asbestos-related injuries resulting from their exposure to various products manufactured by the defendants. The basis of the lawsuit was strict liability for failure to warn of the risks of exposure to asbestos. Of the five personal injury claims, two were lung cancer death claims (George Williams and Donald Freeman). The other three claims included a confirmed asbestosis case (Charles Strong), a disputed asbestosis case (Thomas Sledge), and a…
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