YOUNG v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Civ. A. Nos. 3-84-1246-H, 3-84-1256-H, 3-84-1259-H, 3-84-1270-H, 3-84-1436-H, 3-84-1437-H, 3-84-1441-H, 3-84-1447-H, 3-84-1449-H, 3-84-1677-H, 3-84-1679-H, 3-84-1683-H, 3-84-1686-H and 3-84-1781-H.

601 F.Supp. 399 (1984)

Leslie YOUNG, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants. A.C. YOUNG, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants. Ray OTT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants. Melvin WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FORTY-EIGHT INSULATIONS, INC. et al., Defendants. George R. ODER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. Charles OWENS, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. Josh PHILLIPS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. James FRIEND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. David L. LUSTER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. James R. EPPS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. Henry N. and Margaret ROPER, Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. Maurice LANE, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. Vernon W. NOBLE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. Louise MILLER, Plaintiff, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

December 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Weinstein, Baron & Associates, Dallas, Tex., Monroe Kirby, Tyler, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Jim E. Cowles, Clayton E. Devin, Charles A. Green, Cowles & Thompson, Dallas, Tex., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Dan E. Mayfield, Sheehy, Lovelace & Mayfield, Waco, Tex., for Fibreboard.

Don W. Kent, Buchanan, Barnett, Schofield & Kent, Tyler, Tex., for Celotex.

Joe Michael Russell, Smith, Ralston, Russell & Wright, Corsicana, Tex., for Eagle-Picher.

J. Dennis Chambers, Howard Waldrop, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Texarkana, Tex., for Keene.

Tom Henson, Jack Flock, Ramey, Flock, Hutchins, Jeffus, McClendon & Crawford, Tyler, Tex., for Nicolet.

Otto A. Ritter, Roberts, Harbour, Smith, Harris, French & Ritter, Longview, Tex., for Unarco.

Jeffrey S. Lynch, Vial, Hamilton, Koch, Tubb & Knox, Dallas, Tex., for Raybestos/Raymark.

Robert B. Thornton, Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, San Antonio, Tex., for Standard.

James T. Foley, Tyler, Tex., for Crown Cork & Seal.

Bill E. Bowers, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, Fort Worth, Tex., for Acands.

Joe Riddles, Joe Riddles & Associates, Dallas, Tex., for Combustion Engineering.

John H. Hall, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, Tex., for GAF.

C. Edward Fowler, Jr., Bailey, Williams, Westfall, Lee & Fowler, Dallas, Tex., for Owens Corning.

G. Duffield Smith, Gardere & Wynne, Dallas, Tex., for Forty Eight.

Richard L. Josephson, Baker & Botts, Houston, Tex., for Owens-Illinois.

J. Carlisle DeHay, Jr., Gary D. Elliston, DeHay & Blanchard, Dallas, Tex., for Armstrong.

John H. Martin, Richard Gray, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, Tex., for Johns Manville.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SANDERS, District Judge.

These cases are before the Court on numerous Motions of various Defendants to Dismiss for Improper Venue, Motions to Transfer for Improper Venue, Motions to Transfer for Forum Non Conveniens, other Defendants' adoptions of these motions, and Plaintiffs' Responses and Supplemental Responses.

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