Legal Opinion

Patton v. Aerojet Ordnance Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 25, 1985No. 84-5610PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The appellants seek reversal of the district court’s order dismissing their complaints for failure to comply with the court’s discovery orders. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

In these consolidated actions, the plaintiffs seek damages from the defendants for injuries allegedly suffered from alleged exposure to radiation and other metal toxicity while employed at Tennessee Nuclear Spe-cialities, Inc. Plaintiffs claim that Aerojet owns TNS, that General Tire is the parent corporation of Aerojet, and that Union Carbide supplied the dangerous materials…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western GermanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  4. Kenneth Edgar, D/B/A Defense Surplus Sales Expeditors v. William J. Slaughter, D/B/A Champlin Food & Fuel Center, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  5. Reinders Brothers, Inc. v. Rain Bird Eastern Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. William C. Lewis v. Acb Business Services, Inc., (96-3093/3498), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. James P. Connors, (96-3498)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. Coleman v. American Red CrossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  3. Jessica S. Taylor, Minor Pamela J. Taylor and Richard Taylor, Plaintiffs v. Medtronics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  4. Bentkowski v. Scene MagazineCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  5. Bishop v. CrossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986

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