Legal Opinion

Quisenberry v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 11, 2018No. Record 171494PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY SENIOR JUSTICE LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered an order of certification requesting that this Court exercise jurisdiction pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and Rule 5:40 and answer the following question of law:

Does an employer owe a duty of care to the family member of an employee who alleges exposure to asbestos from the work clothes of the employee, where such exposure takes place off of the employer's premises and the employer has no relationship with the family member?

We…

Also in this document: Dissent · Lemons; Dissent · McCLANAHAN.

2Cases cited61 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  4. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Gipson v. KaseyArizona Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. Clayton v. Landmark Property Management CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2021
  5. Dr. Wendi H. Anderson v. The School Board of Gloucester County, VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2020

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