Legal Opinion
Ernest E. Adams v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1986No. 82-4550PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
CLARK, Chief Judge:
This Louisiana diversity case was brought by Ernest Adams, a former commercial insulator. He seeks recovery for compensatory damages, for his increased risk of developing cancer and for his fear of contracting cancer, all of which allegedly resulted from his exposure to the defendant-manufacturers’ asbestos products. The district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants on the basis of the jury finding that Adams did not sustain any injury.
We originally affirmed the jury verdict on appeal. Adams v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., 727 F.2d 533…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Anderson v. Welding Testing Laboratory, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Dean v. Hercules IncorporatedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Elbert Berry HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- William Hagerty v. L & L Marine Services, Inc., and Union Carbide Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1988
- Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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