Marjorie MATTHEWS, as surviving spouse and on behalf of surviving children of Alex Matthews, and as personal representative of the Estate of Alex Matthews, deceased, Plaintiff,
v.
The CELOTEX CORPORATION, A Delaware Corporation; Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., A Delaware Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc., An Ohio Corporation; Fibreboard Corp., A Delaware Corporation; Unarco Industries, Inc., an Illinois Corporation; GAF Corporation, A Delaware Corporation; Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp.; Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc., an Illinois Corp.; H.K. Porter Company, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp.; Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corp.; Garlock, Inc., a New York Corp.; Carey Canada, Inc., a foreign corporation; Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, a Delaware Corp.; and Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulation Co., a Missouri Corp., Defendants.
United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Southeastern Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 8, 1983.
September 8, 1983.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Shelley J. Lashkowitz, Lashkowitz Law Offices, P.C., Fargo, N.D., for plaintiff; Ronald L. Motley, Barnwell, S.C., Richard H. Middleton, Jr., Savannah, Ga., of counsel.
Richard N. Jeffries, Moorhead, Minn., for The Celotex Corp.
Todd W. Foss, and Martin N. Burke, John Borger, Van Osdel, Foss & Miller, Fargo, N.D., Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, Minn., for Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.
John D. Kelly, Douglas Herman, Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Ltd., Fargo, N.D., for Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Frank Magill, Stephen Plambeck, Nilles, Hansen, Selbo, Magill & Davies, Ltd., Fargo, N.D., for Fibreboard Corp.
Patrick W. Durick, Pearce, Anderson & Durick, Bismarck, N.D., for GAF Corp.
Armond G. Erickson, Tenneson, Serkland, Lundberg & Erickson, Fargo, N.D., for Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
A. William Lucas, Lundberg, Conmy, Nodland, Lucas & Schulz, P.C., Bismarck, N.D., for Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc.
Colin Bailey, Wahpeton, N.D., Richard R. Quinlivan, Quinlivan & Williams, St. Cloud, Minn., for H.K. Porter Co., Inc.
Gerald W. Jukkala, Hjellum, Weiss, Nerison, Jukkala & Wright, Jamestown, N.D., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
Patrick R. Morley, O'Grady & Morley, Grand Forks, N.D., for Garlock, Inc.
Richard N. Jeffries, Cahill Law Firm, Moorhead, Minn., for Carey Canada, Inc.
Alden H. Gjevre, Thysell, Gjevre, McLarnan, Hannaher, Vaa & Skatvold, Moorhead, Minn., for Johns-Manville Sales Corp.; Harold A. Halgrimson, Fargo, N.D., of counsel.
John P. Grosz, Fargo, N.D., for Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulation Co.; Bradley Jones, Meagher, Geer, Markham, Anderson, Adamson, Flaskamp & Brennan, Minneapolis, Minn., of counsel.
United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Southeastern Division.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BENSON, Chief Judge.
This diversity action involves claims under theories of strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty against alleged manufacturers, miners, processors, importers, converters, compounders, and/or retailers of asbestos products. Marjorie Matthews, as surviving spouse, personal representative, and on behalf of surviving children of her deceased insulation worker...
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