Legal Opinion
Mrs. Emma Jean Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1984No. 82-3388PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This Louisiana diversity case occasions an examination of Louisiana strict products liability law, particularly the parameters of the requirement of foreseeability, as applied to a case involving asbestos-related cancer. Johns-Manville appeals a verdict awarding damages for the illness and death of Samuel J. Halphen who succumbed to malignant mesothelioma, which the jury found was caused by exposure to asbestos products manufactured by Johns-Manville. Finding no basis for reversal, we affirm.1
Facts
Samuel J. Halphen contracted and died from malignant mesothelioma, a rare…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Entrevia v. HoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Hunt v. City Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Benjamin H. Blackston, Wilmer L. Ring, John N. Turner, James N. Tanksley and Foster G. Hickox v. Shook and Fletcher Insulation Co., Ac & S, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Gideon v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Marjorie O'DOnnell v. Georgia Osteopathic Hospital, Inc., D/B/A Doctors HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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