Legal Opinion
Conwed Corp. v. UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS AND PLAST. CO.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 3, 2001No. Civ. Action 5-92-88PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALSOP, Senior District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant and Third Party Plaintiffs, Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company, Inc. (f/k/a Union Carbide Corporation) (“Union Carbide”), motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Plaintiff Conwed Corporation (f/k/a Wood Conversion Company) (“Conwed”) was a sophisticated user of asbestos. For the reasons explained below, the Court will deny Defendant’s motion.
I. BACKGROUND
Between 1959 and 1974, Conwed manufactured asbestos-containing ceiling tiles in its plant in Cloquet, Minnesota. From 1965 through July 1974,…
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