Legal Opinion
Rockman v. Union Carbide Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 17, 2017No. Civil Action No.: RDB-16-1169PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Richard D. Bennett, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Jeffrey Rockman (“Plaintiff’ or “Mr. Rockman”) is a prominent Maryland lawyer, who was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma1 on October 28, 2014. Prior to his illness, Mr. Rockman was an active partner in a Towson, Maryland law firm. Mr. Rockman has testified that he never worked with asbestos or used any asbestos-containing product. However, in this case he attributes his mesothelioma to “bystander” asbestos exposure during three home repair projects in 1965, 1973, and 1976, although those projects spanned no more…
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