Legal Opinion
Ottavio v. Fibreboard Corp.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1992No. 3421PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION PER CURIAM:
Elmer Ottavio filed an action against numerous manufacturers of asbestos products to recover for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of workplace exposure to asbestos during his employment at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where he had worked for a period of forty (40) years, first as a sheetmetal worker and later as a designer. In a “reverse bifurcated” proceeding, Ottavio sought damages for pleural thickening and a fear of developing future diseases, including cancer, allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos. A jury awarded damages to Ottavio in the amount of one…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Simmons v. Pacor, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Giffear v. Johns-Manville Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Randt v. Abex Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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