Legal Opinion
In Re New York Asbestos Litigation
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 21, 1990No. 86 C 2734PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
The trial of this product liability action for wrongful death and personal injury resulted in a verdict for Mary Kreppein, the widow and personal representative of the estate of Gustave Kreppein, on January 18, 1990, against four asbestos products manufacturers, Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Owens-Illinois), United States Mineral Products Company (U.S. Mineral), Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. (Eagle-Picher), and The Celotex Corporation (Celotex). The jury awarded actual damages of $731,557.79, and held Owens-Illinois liable for 5%, U.S. Mineral for 15%,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- John E. Johnson and H/w Ann Marie Johnson v. The Celotex Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Joseph Gelb v. Royal Globe Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Dorothy Elfenbein v. Gulf & Western Industries, Inc., and Stelux Manufacturing Co., and Bulova Watch Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re New York Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- B.N.E. Swedbank, S.A. v. BankerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Kreppein v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Keene Corp. v. HallCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- James H. Johnson, Individually and as Personal Representative of Distributees of the Estate of William H. Johnson, Deceased v. The Smithsonian Institution, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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