Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Foster Wheeler Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1997No. S-6928PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Thirty merchant mariners filed complaints against various shipowners and asbestos manufacturers alleging personal injuries and wrongful deaths caused by exposure to asbestos while they served aboard various vessels. The cases were dismissed on grounds of forum non conveniens. This is an appeal from the superior court’s award of attorney’s fees and costs under Alaska Civil Rule 82 entered in conjunction with its forum non conveniens dismissal.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The attorneys for the thirty merchant mariners filed thirty similar complaints in…
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