| Iola Frastaci, individually, etc. v. Vapor Corporation |
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In this appeal, the survivors of a railroad worker seek to overturn a judgment dismissing their state tort claims against locomotive manufacturer Vapor Corporation (Vapor) for asbestos-related injuries. The dismissal followed the trial court's sustaining Vapor's demurrer without leave to amend, on the grounds of federal preemption under the Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act (49 U.S.C. § 20... More... $0 (01-19-2008 - CA) |
| Judy Oxford, et al. v. Foster Wheeler LLC |
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Judy Oxford sued Foster Wheeler LLC on a products liability theory claiming that Calvin Oxford died from mesothelioma as a result being exposed to asbestos while working as a Navy boiler tender who served from 1963 to 1967, the jury assessed $2,039,519 in total damages. Calvin Oxford died of mesothelioma, an invariably fatal cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by exposures to asbestos dust... More... $2039519 (01-13-2008 - CA) |
| John Andrew Cregg, Executor of the Estate of John I. Gregg, Jr. v. V-J-Auto Parts Company |
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The question presented concerns the appropriate application of the "frequency, regularity, proximity" criteria in asbestos product liability litigation. John I. Gregg, Jr. ("Mr. Gregg") died in March 1998. A year later, his son, Appellee John Andrew Gregg, as executor for his father's estate, filed a product liability complaint naming more than seventy defendants and alleging civil liabil... More... $0 (01-03-2008 - PA) |
| Oliver D. Smith and Peggy Ann Bowen Smith v. Crane Company, et al. |
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Oliver D. Smith and Peggy Ann Bowen Smith sued Crane Corporation, Union Carbide and Hexion on a products liability theory claiming that defendants exposed him to asbestos when he worked as a pipefitter in the 1950s and 1960s. Plaintiffs claimed that defendants knew or should have known of the dangers associated with exposure to asbestos without warning him of the unreasonably dangerous nature of ... More... $8205000 (11-29-2007 - TX) |
| Floyd Dahlke, etc. v. Cascade Acoustices, Inc., et al. |
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This is a wrongful death action in which plaintiff, the personal representative of decedent's estate, alleges that defendants FMD Corporation and Drake Management Company are responsible for supplying and installing the asbestos-containing materials that caused decedent's fatal lung disease. The trial court granted summary judgment to defendants, and plaintiff appeals. We affirm. I. BAC... More... $0 (11-07-2007 - OR) |
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During the 1960s and early 1970s, Roger Herring, a member of the Asbestos Workers Union Local 7, worked for subcontractors of Todd Shipyards at Todd's work sites. Herring's asbestos exposure ultimately caused fatal mesothelioma. Before Herring died he sued Todd. In the years between the time Herring was exposed to asbestos and when he developed mesothelioma, Todd declared bankru... More... $0 (08-20-2007 - WA) |
| Alcoa, Inc. v. Barbatra Behringer and LeRoy Behringer |
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Appellant Alcoa, Inc. appeals the judgment on a jury verdict in favor of appellees Barbara Behringer and Leroy Behringer, for damages sustained after Mrs. Behringer contracted mesothelioma by breathing asbestos dust brought home in the 1950s on her then-husband's work clothes. Under the facts of this case, we conclude Alcoa did not owe a legal duty to Mrs. Behringer. Accordingly, we reverse the... More... $0 (07-28-2007 - TX) |
| Family and Estate of Richard Walmach v. Foster Wheeler Corp. |
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The Family and Estate of Richard Walmach sued Foster Wheeler Corp. on a products liability theory for the wrongful death of Mr. Walmach who died in 2006 from mesothelioma. Walmach died after filing the suit, which claimed the company failed to disclose asbestos risks. The company is a longtime supplier of boilers, steam generators and other power equipment to the U.S. Navy. Walmach spent most ... More... $5200000 (06-05-2007 - CA) |
| State of Missouri ex rel. Ford Motor Company and F.X. Scott, Relators, v. The Honorable W. Stephen Nixon, Judge of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Div. 5 |
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This case arises from the petition of Ford Motor Company ("Ford") and F.X. Scott ("Mr. Scott") (collectively "Relators") for a writ of prohibition. Relators seek an order prohibiting Circuit Court Judge W. Stephen Nixon ("Respondent") from exercising jurisdiction over workplace injury claims in the case of Priscilla R. Dietiker, et al v. Ford Motor Company, F.X. Scott, and John Does 1-20, filed... More... $0 (04-25-2007 - MO) |
| Sandra Kay Oney, Executor of the Estate of Sharon Vaughn Oney, deceased v. John Crane, Inc. |
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The Family and Estate of Vaughn Oney sued John Crane, Inc. and Garlock Sealing Technologies on a products liability theory claiming the asbestos containing product that they manufactured and sold to the United States Navy directly caused former shipyard worker Vaughn Oney to contract asbestosis and to died therefrom. Vaughn Oney, a machinist who worked at Newport News Shipbuilding for 31 years ... More... $5500000 (04-12-2007 - VA) |
| Alfred D'Ulisse, et al. v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. |
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Alfred D'Ulisse sued DaimlerChrysler Corp. on a products liability theory claiming that the lung cancer (mesothelioma) that he developed was caused by exposure to asbestos that he was exposed to from working on brakes manufactured by sold by defendant. D'Ulisse worked in the brake shop from 1960 to 1964 and then worked there part time during some of his 36 years as a city police officer. D'Ulis... More... $20000000 (11-28-2006 - NY) |
| Robert and Judith Blessing v. Honeywell International, et al. |
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Robert and Judith Blessing sued Honeywell International and other companies on a products liability theory for the mesothelioma developed by Mr. Blessing from exposure to asbestos when he worked for in the 1950s when he worked at the Unarco asbestos plant on Bloomington's west side.... More... $850000 (11-28-2006 - IL) |
| Bonnie L. Parker, widow of Peter Stanley Hirsch, v. R.T. Vanderbilt Inc. and Hammill & Gillespie Inc. |
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Bonnie L. Parker, widow of Peter Stanley Hirsch, sued R.T. Vanderbilt Inc. and Hammill & Gillespie Inc. on a products liability theory for the wrongful death of her husband claiming that her husband, a potter, died because he contracted a fatal disease from asbestos fibers inhaled while working with a material he used for glazes. Hirsch died of mesothelioma. Defendant denied that the tal... More... $3000000 (11-17-2006 - NJ) |
| Fautheree v. McCaffrey |
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1 Calvin Fautheree was last exposed to asbestos in the workplace in 1986. He was diagnosed with cancer in January 1998 and died December 7, 1998 from abdominal mesothelioma. His widow, Patsy Fautheree, signed a retainer contract with Defendant McCaffrey and Gibson, P.L.L.C. (Law Firm) the same day, which filed a workers' compensation claim March 29, 1999. That claim was dismissed August 27, 2002 o... More... $0 (08-04-2006 - OK) |
| Fautheree v. McCaffrey |
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1 Calvin Fautheree was last exposed to asbestos in the workplace in 1986. He was diagnosed with cancer in January 1998 and died December 7, 1998 from abdominal mesothelioma. His widow, Patsy Fautheree, signed a retainer contract with Defendant McCaffrey and Gibson, P.L.L.C. (Law Firm) the same day, which filed a workers' compensation claim March 29, 1999. That claim was dismissed August 27, 2002 o... More... $0 (08-04-2006 - OK) |
| Wanda Jones, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Buddy Jones v. John Crane Inc. |
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Wanda Jones, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Buddy Jones sued John Crane Inc. on a products liability theory for the wrongful death of her 60-year-old father from mesothelioma which she claimed was caused by her father's exposure to asbestos. Buddy Jones was a shipyard worker who worked with asbestos containing materials manufactured by sold by defendant. John Crane, a un... More... $10400000 (07-28-2006 - VA) |
| Anita O'Connell v. Bondex International and Georgia Pacific |
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Anita O'Connell, age 84, sued Bondex International and Georgia Pacific on a products liability theory claiming that she was exposed to asbestos fibers manufactured and sold by Defendants that were in her husband's and children's clothing when she washed the clothes. She claimed that she developed mesothelioma as a direct result of being exposed to the asbestos fibers. The defenses ... More... $0 (03-03-2006 - IL) |
| Christine Wiegman, etc. v.A C & S, Inc., et al. |
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udgment (Gomez) and revised judgment (Weigman), Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), respectively entered June 15 and August 26, 2004, which awarded plaintiffs damages after a jury trial, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Defendants-appellants' claim that a Frye hearing should have been held is without merit. The link between asbestos and disease is well documented, and ... More... $3500000 (01-10-2006 - NY) |
| Doris Dukes v. Honeywell International, Inc. |
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Merlon Dukes was exposed to asbestos while he worked at the Bloomington, Illinos Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (later known as Unarco) from 1954-1961. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2004 and died May 20, 2005, at age 69. Plaintiff allegd that Bendix Corporation (which by reason of a succession of mergers is now Honeywell Internetional, Inc.) conspired with Unarco, John... More... $5175000 (10-28-2005 - IL) |
| Estate and Family of Walter Graves Jr. v. Graphic Packaging International, Inc. |
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The Estate and Family of Walter Graves Jr. sued Graphic Packaging International, Inc. for the wrongful death of Mr. Graves on a products liability theory claiming that the defendant exposed Mr. Graves to asbestosis containing products without warning him of the dangers posed by the asbestosis containing products over a long period of time with the result that he developed mesothelioma (lung can... More... $4500000 (08-09-2005 - LA) |
| Bonnie Flanders, Individually and as the Special Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Flanders, Deceased, v. California Coastal Communities, Inc., f/k/a Koll Real Estate Group, Inc. |
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This is a case where a man's estate is seeking damages related to his death. Thomas Flanders died of mesothelioma, most likely due to asbestos exposure. It is alleged that a significant exposure to asbestos occurred when he worked at a Texaco refinery in Lawrenceville, Illinois, where a catalytic cracker unit was allegedly manufactured by M.W. Kellogg Company (M.W. Kellogg) in 1950. Asbestos wa... More... $0 (04-13-2005 - IL) |
| David Fowers v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, Inc. |
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Plaintiff David Fowers, an 82 year old retired machinist, was exposed to asbestos-containing gaskets and packing manufactured by defendant Garlock during his work as a machinist in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1960. Defendant's gaskets, which contained as much as 85% asbestos, were defectively designed and caused plaintiff's mesothelioma, an invariably fatal cancer of the lining of the lungs cau... More... $10309000 (04-11-2005 - US) |
| Family and Estate of Timothy Shawn Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. |
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The Family and Estate of Timothy Shawn Bostic sued Georgia-Pacific Corp. on a products liability theory claiming that Mr. Bostic developed asbestosis as a result of exposure to asbestos containing joint compound manufactured by sold by Georgia-Pacific. The plaintiffs claimed that Georgia-Pacific failed to warn that its joint compound product contained asbestos and was unreasonably dangerous. In... More... $9300000 (03-15-2005 - TX) |
| Anthony Cadlo, et al. v. Owen-Illinois, Inc. |
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Plaintiffs Anthony and Maxlyn Cadlo appeal a summary judgment in favor of defendant Owens-Illinois, Inc., in their action for personal injuries and loss of consortium based on Anthony Cadlo's exposure to Kaylo, an insulation product containing asbestos once made by Owens-Illinois. The Cadlos contend the trial court erred in sustaining Owens-Illinois's demurrer to their causes of action fo... More... $0 (01-03-2005 - CA) |
| Raymond W. Williams vs. CSX Transportation, Inc. |
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Federal Employee's Liability Act (FELA) by Raymond Williams, age 60, against CSX Railroad for negligently exposing him to asbestos with the result that he developed mesothelioma, an invariably fatal form of lung cancer. Williams claimed that CSX was aware of the dangers of asbestos dust beginning in the 1930s and further was aware of precautions that could be taken to protect railroad workers... More... $7500000 (11-10-2004 - VA) |
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