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REDEKER v. JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 80-931, 80-1273, 80-1690, 80-1732 and 80-1734.

571 F.Supp. 1160 (1983)

Mafalda D. REDEKER, Administratrix of the Estate of Frederick J. Redeker, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS CORP., et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. STANDARD ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING AND INSULATING CO., et al., Third-Party Defendants. Lucille C. KOCH, Executrix of the Estate of Donald E. Koch, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. FORTY-EIGHT INSULATIONS, INC., et al., Third-Party Defendants. Dolores PRELICK, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph A. Prelick, Deceased, and Dolores Prelick, in her own right, Plaintiff, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. TURNER-NEWALL, LTD., et al., Third-Party Defendants. Rosella B. SPOCHACZ, Administratrix of the Estate of Harry J. Spochacz, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. ATLAS ASBESTOS COMPANY, LTD., et al., Third-Party Defendants. Shirley C. STEWART, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert D. Stewart, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. BABCOCK & WILCOX COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., et al., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

September 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Henderson, Baskin & Sears, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

William G. Boyle, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Johns-Manville Corp.

John J. McLean, Jr., Stanley Yorsz, Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., for Owens Illinois, Inc.

George I. Buckler, James A. Mollica, Jr., Nora Barry Fischer, Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Keene Building Products Corp.

C. Leon Sherman, Tucker, Arensberg, Very & Ferguson, Pittsburgh, Pa., for GAF Corp.

James A. McGregor, Reed, Luce, Good, Tosh, Kunselman & McGregor, Beaver, Pa., for Forty-Eight Insulations.

Patrick R. Riley, Egler, Anstandig, Garrett & Riley, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Richard G. Lewis, Kathleen S. McAllister, Jones, Gregg, Creehan & Gerace, Pittsburgh, Pa., for The Celotex Corp.

James R. Hartline, Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Raymark Industries, Inc. and Raybestos Manhattan, Inc.

James S. Ehrman, Tighe, Evan & Ehrman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.

Arthur R. Gorr, Winters & Gorr, Pittsburgh, Pa., for H.H. Robertson Corp.

Joseph A. Macerelli, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Southern Asbestos Co.

John A. Bacharach, Girman & Bacharach, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Garlock, Inc.

Frederic Goldfein, Philadelphia, Pa., for Garlock, Inc.

Kenneth S. Robb, Doherty & Robb, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Standard Asbestos Mfg. and Insulating Co., and Fibreboard Corp.

Gerald Paris, Thomas P. Lawton, III, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

James F. Manley, Burns, Manley & Little, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

William D. Phillips, Phillips & Faldowski, Washington, Pa., for General Refractories Co.

Bernard J. McAuley, Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Nicolet Industries, Inc.

Charles Kenrick, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Armstrong Machine Works.

Charles Kirshner, Rosenberg, Kirshner, Kaleugher & Winikoff, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

Dennis St. J. Mulvihill, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Atlas Asbestos Co.

James F. Israel, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Rock Wool Mfg. Co.

Lisle A. Zehner, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Babcock & Wilcox.

Weaver, Willman, Simon & Arnold, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Combustion Engineering.

Donald E. Seymour, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Harbison-Walker Refractories.

Matthew Wimer, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Argo Asbestos Co.

Ronald H. Heck, Joseph Demko, Ronald H. Heck & Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Flexitallic Gasket Co., Inc.

Judith H. Zernich, Arthur J. Murphy, Jr., Arthur J. Murphy, Jr. & Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Durabla Mfg. Co.

James R. Farley, Weis & Weis, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Turner & Newall, Ltd.

Richard R. Rulon, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Turner & Newall, Ltd.

Charles E. Dorkey, III, Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol, New York City, for Turner & Newall, Ltd.

OPINION

DIAMOND, District Judge.

The above actions were brought by the plaintiffs under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Acts to recover damages following the deaths of their husbands from diseases allegedly contracted from their exposure to asbestos dust and fibers.1 The earliest suit filed, Redeker v. Johns-Manville Corporation, Civil Action No. 80-931, was commenced in July, 1980, and all were brought within...

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