C. A. HARDY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 26, 1982.
July 26, 1982.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Rex Houston, Henderson, Tex., F. Scott Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.
Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for GAF Corp. and Ruberoid Co.
Stephen R. Patterson, Longview, Tex., for Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
Otto A. Ritter, Longview, Tex., for URARCO Ind., Inc.
J. Carlisle DeHay, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for Armstrong Cork Co.
Mike Hatchell, Tyler, Tex., for Nicolet.
Jeffrey S. Lynch, Dallas, Tex., for Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
T. John Ward, Longview, Tex., for Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.
James W. Wray, Jr., Corpus Christi, Tex., for Garlock, Inc.
Clyde Bracken, Dallas, Tex., for Grefco, Inc.
James T. Foley, Tyler, Tex., for Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. and Mundet Cork Corp.
Howard Waldrop, Texarkana, Tex., for Keene Corp.
Richard L. Josephson, Larry D. Carlson, Houston, Tex., for Ownes-Illinois.
George A. Weller, William J. McCarthy, Beaumont, Tex., for Firbreboard.
Don W. Kent, Tyler, Tex., for Celotex.
Frank Finn, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Before GEE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of a diversity action brought by various plaintiffs — insulators, pipefitters, carpenters, and other factory workers — against various manufacturers, sellers, and distributors of asbestos-containing products. The plaintiffs, alleging exposure to the products and consequent disease, assert various causes of action, including negligence, breach of implied warranty, and...
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