Legal Opinion
Wilford Leroy Thompson, Jr. v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1983No. 82-3033, 82-3038, 82-3242 and 82-3354PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This Louisiana diversity appeal requires us to determine whether the law of that state would dispense with proof of causation against some of multiple defendants in an asbestosis case.
Plaintiff Thompson, employed as an insulation worker from 1952 to 1978, handled products containing asbestos during that period. As a result, he contends, he inhaled dust and fibers that produced the disease or condition of asbestosis. He was able to recall the brand names of some of the products to which he was exposed. Because he *582did not recall those of today’s four appellees and was unable…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Landers v. East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
- James White v. Carl ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Rando v. Anco Insulations Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Robertson v. Allied Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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