Legal Opinion
In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 26, 1991No. 88 Civ. 3317 (RWS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation ("OCF”), United States Mineral Products Company (“USMP”), Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (“PCC”), Fibre-board Corporation (“FC”) and Combustion Engineering, Inc. (“CEI”) move for summary judgment dismissing the complaint of plaintiff Arlene Maiorana (“Maiorana”), which alleges product liability arising out of exposure to asbestos, on the grounds that Maiorana cannot establish that her husband’s colon cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.
The Parties
Maiorana is the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Jules R. Viterbo, Et Ux, (Patricia Viterbo) v. The Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Lillian Washington, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Arsane Washington v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In Re Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Maiorana v. National Gypsum Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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