THOMASSON v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Civil Action No. 13-1034 (JBS/JS).

CLAIRE THOMASSON, individually, and as administratrix of the Estate of Harold Thomasson, Plaintiff, v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

April 9, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kardon A. Stolzman, Esq. , Robert Gitelman, Esq. , NAPOLI BERN RIPKA SHKOLNIK & ASSOCIATES, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs

Kathleen M. Agnelli, Esq. , MARIN GOODMAN, New York, NY, and Frederic Goodman, Esq. , Harrison, NY, for Defendant Fluor Corporation.

Jordan David Beltz, Esq. , SEGAL MCCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY LTD, Jersey City, NJ, and Talene Nicole Megerian, Esq. , SEGAL MCCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY LTD, New York, NY, for Defendant Mannington Mills, Inc.

Michael Joseph Block, Esq. , Mary S. Cook, Esq. , WILBRAHAM, LAWLER & BUBA, Haddonfield, NJ, for Defendant Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, a/k/a Buffalo Pumps, Inc.

David Schuyler Blow, Esq. , SEGWICK LLP, Newark, NJ, for Defendants Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc. and, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation.

Benjamin Bucca, Jr., Esq. , New Brunswick, NJ, and Joseph Ira Fontak, Esq. , LEADER & BERKON LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant IMO Industries, Inc.

Angela Coll Caliendo, Esq. , KELLEY JASONS MCGOWAN SPINELLI HANNA & REBER, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants FMC Corporation and MCIC Inc. f/k/a The McCormick Asbestos Company.

Theodore M. Eder, Esq. , SEGAL McCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY LTD, New York, NY, and Alexander Charles Schaffel, Esq. , MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, Florham Park, NJ, for Defendant Flowserve Corporation.

Joseph Anthony Gallo, Esq. , WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP, Newark, NJ. and Paul C. Johnson, Esq. , MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER, COLEMAN & GOGGIN, PA, Cherry Hill, NJ, for Defendant Warren Pumps, LLC.

John C. Garde, Esq. , MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP, Newark, NJ, for Defendant Parker Hannafin Corporation.

Michael V. Gilberti, Esq. , Florham Park, NJ, and Michael E. Waller, Esq. , KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS, Newark, NJ, for Defendant Crane Co.

Joanne Hawkins, Esq. , SPEZIALI, GREENWALD & HAWKINS P.C., Williamstown, NJ, for Defendant General Electric Company.

Richard V. Jones, Esq. , LAW OFFICES OF ROGER V. JONES, LLP, Ridgewood, NJ, for Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Christopher J. Keale, Esq. , SEGWICK LLP, Newark, NJ, for Defendants Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc. f/k/a Borg-Warner Corporation.

Christopher S. Kozak, Esq. , LANDMAN CORSI BALLAINE & FORD PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Sequoia Ventures Inc. f/k/a Bechtel, Corp.

Lisa Pascarella, Esq. , PASCARELLA DIVITA LINDENBAUM & TOMASZEWSKI, PLLC, Holmdel, NJ, Attorney for Defendants Trane US, Inc. f/k/a American, Standard, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, and Crane Co.

W. Matthew Reber, Esq. , KELLEY JASONS McGOWAN SPINELLI HANNA & REBER, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant FMC Corporation.

Steven Frederik Satz, Esq. , HOAGLAND LONGO MORAN DUNST & DOUKAS, New Brunswick, NJ, for Defendants Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc., Mannington Mills, Inc., and Goulds Pump, Inc.

Michael A. Tanenbaum, Esq. , SEDGWICK LLP, Newark, NJ, for Defendants CBS Corporation f/k/a Viacom Inc., f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corp., General Electric, Company, and Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

This action arises from the late Harold Thomasson's alleged contraction of mesothelioma as the result of his exposure to asbestos during his service in the United States Navy aboard two vessels between 1952 and 1954 and his work as a maintenance worker and pipefitter...

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