George A. and Mary Rose COLOMBO
v.
JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, et al.
PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION
v.
UNITED STATES of America.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 19, 1984.
November 19, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Justine Gudenas, James R. Moyles, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.
Arthur Makadon, Philadelphia, Pa., for Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
Byron L. Milner, Bennett, Bricklin, Saltzburg & Fullem, Philadelphia, Pa., for Nicolet, Inc.
Peter P. Liebert, 3rd, Liebert, Short, Fitzpatrick & Lavin, Philadelphia, Pa., for Fibreboard Corp.
Andrew J. Trevelise, Malcolm & Riley, West Chester, Pa., for The Celotex Corp.
Stewart C. Crawford, Swarthmore, Pa., for Delaware Insulation Co.
Francis E. Shields, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for Amatex Corp.
Lise Luborsky, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., for D.A.R. Industrial Products, Inc.
Robert St. Leger Goggin, Philadelphia, Pa., for Johns-Manville Corp., Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Edward J. David, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
Dudley Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa., for Unarco Industries, Inc.
Joseph M. O'Neill, Philadelphia, Pa., for Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Charles J. Kalinoski, Edward Greer, Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson, Philadelphia, Pa., for GAF Corp.
Joseph H. Foster, White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc.
Barbara Pennell, Philadelphia, Pa., William J. Spriggs, Washington, D.C., for Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
John F. Ledwith, Philadelphia, Pa., for Keene Corp.
Peter J. Lynch, Philadelphia, Pa., for Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
Joan K. Garner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Robert N. Kelly, Trial Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.A.
Kevin C. McCullough, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
Walter L. McDonough, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pacor, Inc.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.
OPINION
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff George Colombo alleges that, while an employee of the United States at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, he was exposed to asbestos-containing products manufactured or distributed by defendants, and that this exposure caused a number of severe injuries. Mr. Colombo alleges that he may have suffered some of his exposure to asbestos particles while working on vessels owned by the United...
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