Gerald S. Slaughter, Roma S. Bates v. Southern Talc Company

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Seventeen plaintiff-appellants are employees, former employees, or relatives of employees at the General Tire plant in Waco, Texas. They appeal a summary judgment granted to Southern Talc Co. and Owens-Corning Fiberglass. 2 The district court denied substitution on the death of two plaintiffs, and that ruling is also before us.

The district court concluded that there was no jury question regarding plaintiffs’ exposure to defendants’ products. We disagree. We reverse the summary judgment in favor of OCF; however, we affirm the summary judgment granted to…