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THOMPSON v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

Nos. 82-3033, 82-3038, 82-3242 and 82-3354.

714 F.2d 581 (1983)

Wilford Leroy THOMPSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP., et al., Defendant, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.H. Gertler, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant in all cases.

James B. Irwin, Alexander N. Breckenridge, IV, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee in No. 82-3033.

Bienvenu, Forter, Ryan & O'Bannon, Robert N. Ryan, William L. Brockman, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee in No. 82-3038.

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Felix R. Weill, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-appellee in No. 82-3242.

Leach & Paysse, Michael A. Britt, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee in No. 82-3354.

Before GOLDBERG, GEE and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

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...

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