Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Pacor, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 4, 1996No. 93 to 95 E.D. Appeal Docket 1994PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
This consolidated appeal raises issues involving whether asymptomatic pleural thickening caused by occupational exposure to asbestos may give rise to a cause of action. The facts underlying each case are set forth below.
Simmons
James Simmons was exposed to asbestos while serving in the United States Navy between 1943 and 1963. He was also exposed during 1963 through 1974, while he was employed as an electronics technician in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. In 1982, when Simmons was fifty-six years old, an abnormality on a chest x-ray revealed pleural thickening.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1988
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3Cited by139 opinions
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