Legal Opinion
Handley v. Union Carbide Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1986No. Nos. 85-2333(L), 85-2334PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Sherman L. Handley and his wife Linda appeal from the district court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict to Union Carbide Corporation, the defendant in their diversity action to recover for injuries caused by workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. Handley was employed from April 20, 1981 to August 1, 1984 as a chemical operator at Carbide’s plant in South Charleston, West Virginia. In March 1984, he was diagnosed as having schleroderma, a rare, progressive pulmonary disease that severely limits the amount of oxygen processed by the lungs. Handley brought…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- Wyatt v. Interstate & Ocean Transport Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- John S. Mays v. Pioneer Lumber Corporation, a West Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Ralston Purina Company v. J. S. Edmunds, J. L. Edmunds and J. W. Edmunds, Co-Partners Doing Business as J. S. Edmunds and SonsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- Phoenix Savings and Loan, Inc. v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Gentry v. MangumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Barefoot v. Sundale Nursing HomeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Mayles v. Shoney's, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Bell v. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Henry v. BenyoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
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