Legal Opinion
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Newport News Circuit Court Asbestos Cases
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 7, 2002No. Record 012576PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
I
In this interlocutory appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred by refusing to require the litigants to resolve their purported dispute in accordance with an arbitration provision in a contract.
II
Five hundred and ninety-seven individual plaintiffs filed lawsuits in the circuit court against certain asbestos manufacturers and/or distributors, including the defendants, Amchem Products, Inc., C.E. Thurston and Sons, Inc., and Dana Corporation. The plaintiffs, who included personal representatives of the estates of certain decedents, alleged that they, or their decedents, sustained…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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