BERNIER v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

Civ. Nos. 78-98 P, 79-55 P, 81-0045 P and 79-73 P.

547 F.Supp. 389 (1982)

Roland J. BERNIER and Desneige L. Bernier, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP., et al., Defendants. Ellis M. MOORE and Celia Moore, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP., et al., Defendants. Raymond E. JONES and Frances Jones, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP., et al., Defendants. RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

August 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. William Higbee, McTeague, Higbee & Libner, Brunswick, Me., for plaintiffs.

Phillip D. Buckley, Rudman & Winchell, Bangor, Me., for Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

Thomas R. McNaboe, Thompson, Willard & McNaboe, Portland, Me., for Raybestos-Manhattan.

Robert F. Hanson, Norman & Hanson, Portland, Me., for Bath Iron Works.


MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT

GIGNOUX, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs in these three actions have brought suit against various manufacturers and suppliers of asbestos-containing products for injuries allegedly sustained from exposure to their products while employed at Bath Iron Works (BIW), a privately-owned shipyard in Bath, Maine. Plaintiffs seek recovery of compensatory and punitive damages on theories...

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