NEUBAUER v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 77-C-52, 77-C-446, 77-C-491, 77-C-492, 78-C-43, 78-C-44, 78-C-131, 78-C-544, 79-C-117, 79-C-980 and 82-C-891.

26 B.R. 644 (1983)

Charlotte E. NEUBAUER, personally and as personal representative of the Estate of Clifford S. Neubauer, Joy Skofronick, personally and as personal representative of the Estate of Clifford E. Mason, Walter J. Presechnik, Clarence O. Reimer and Mary M. Reimer, Darwin Frank Witkowski, Sr., and Eleanore Witkowski, Hertha E. Lillge, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Clarence P. Lillge, Deceased, Erich E. Eckoldt and Mamie Eckoldt, Robert J. Gaynor and Lavellette Gaynor, Plaintiffs, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, a foreign corporation, et al., Defendants, et al. William GLOBIG and Kathrine A. Globig, Robert A. Wetzel and Grace M. Wetzel, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES COMPANY, Defendants, et al. John J. GUNKA and Evagaline Gunka, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, a foreign corporation, Johns-Manville Sales Company, a foreign corporation, and Eagle-Picher Industries, a foreign corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

January 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Goldberg, Milwaukee, Wis., for all plaintiffs.

Kurt H. Frauen and Mark Young, Milwaukee, Wis., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Donald H. Carlson, Milwaukee, Wis., for Johns-Manville Sales Co.

Daniel J. Stangle and Donald Lieb, Milwaukee, Wis., for Keene Corp.

Jeffrey A. Schmeckpeper, Milwaukee, Wis., for Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

John D. Bird, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., for Jim Walter Corp. and Celotex Corp.

Jack R. Wiedabach and Thomas N. Harrington, Milwaukee, Wis., for Fireboard Corp.

Harney B. Stover, Jr. and James E. Culhane, Milwaukee, Wis., for GAF Corp.

Richard S. Gibbs and John R. Hoaglund, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., for Owens-Illinois, Inc.

James P. O'Neill, Milwaukee, Wis., for Atlas Asbestos Co.

Frank R. Terschan and Dennis Grzezinski, Milwaukee, Wis., for Nicolet Inc.

Arthur J. Vlasak, Milwaukee, Wis., for Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.

Stanley F. Schellinger, James G. Doyle, and Robert R. Beltz, Milwaukee, Wis., for Standard Asbestos Mfg. and Insulating Co.

Michael J. Pfau and Eric Van Bugt, Milwaukee, Wis., for Unarco Industries, Inc.

Peter S. Nelson, Appleton, Wis., for Armstrong Cork Co.

James P. Brennan, Milwaukee, Wis., for Raybestos Manhattan, Inc.

James A. Pitts, Racine, Wis., for Pittsburgh, Corning Corp.

Hanlin J. Hayes, Tom E. Hayes and James Samuelsen, Milwaukee, Wis., Richard J. Kreul, Racine, Wis., for H.K. Porter Co., Inc. and Southern Asbestos Co.

Kenneth M. Kenney, Milwaukee, Wis., for Rock Wood Mfg. Co. in 79-C-980 only.

Arnold J. Wightman, Madison, Wis., for Ryder Industries, Inc. in 79-C-980 only.

James J. Murphy and Richard W. White, Milwaukee, Wis., for John J. Gunka and Evagaline Gunka in 82-C-891.


DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.

Pursuant to orders entered on December 4, 1979 and January 15, 1981, all of the above-entitled actions except Gunka v. Johns-Manville Corporation, No. 82-C-891 (filed July 22, 1982), were consolidated for pretrial purposes. All of the above-entitled actions involve products liability claims against manufacturers of asbestos products. On January 9, 1981, this Court, 504 F.Supp. 1210

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