Legal Opinion
Orvil T. Braswell and Parlee K. Braswell v. Flintkote Mines, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 1984No. 82-2699, 82-2702 to 82-2705, and 82-2727 to 82-2733PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This consolidated appeal involves seven plaintiffs who were employed by the World Bestos Division of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company at its plant in New Castle, Indiana. Plaintiffs and their spouses have filed claims for damages based upon exposure to asbestos manufactured or supplied by the defendants. Each of the plaintiff-employees seeks damages for asbestosis, and their spouses claim lack of consortium. The workers were employed at jobs which exposed them to asbestos fiber in varying degrees and amounts over varying lengths of time. The first plaintiff to be…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Margaret E. Coffey v. Van Dorn Iron Works, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Kochins v. Linden-Alimak, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Ciccarelli v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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