Legal Opinion

ASBESTOS CORP. LTD. v. Akaiwa

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 31, 2007No. 49A02-0608-CV-676PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Asbestos Corporation Limited (“ACL”) brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of its motions for summary judgment on the claims of Frank Akaiwa, Executor of the Estate of Bill Z. Littlefield. 1 We address a single disposi-tive issue on review, namely, whether Aka-iwa presented sufficient evidence of exposure to ACL asbestos to survive summary judgment.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

ACL is a miner of raw asbestos fibers and domiciled at Thetford Mines, Quebec. After mining the raw asbestos fibers, ACL sells the fibers to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jarboe v. Landmark Community Newspapers of Indiana, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. CobbIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Reeder v. HarperIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. AlliedSignal, Inc. v. OttIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Black v. ACandS, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Myers v. YoderIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. French v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. In Re Asbestos Products Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2016
  4. Old Republic Insurance Co. v. RLI Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Dap, Inc. v. AkaiwaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007

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