JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP. v. UNITED STATES

No. C-81-4561 RFP.

622 F.Supp. 443 (1985)

JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

August 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark J. Burnham, Moore, Clifford, Wolfe, Larson & Trutner Oakland, Cal., Dennis H. Markusson, Robert D. Batson, Johns-Manville Corp., Ken-Caryl Ranch, Denver, Colo., Harvey G. Sherzer, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., Michael J. Rugen, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Nancy B. Collins, David S. Fishback, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant.


ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS

PECKHAM, Chief Judge.

INTRODUCTION:

Johns-Manville Sales Corp. ("J-M") filed this action against the United States on December 7, 1981, to recover equitable indemnity, in whole or in part, from the United States, in the amount Johns-Manville paid to settle a claim with John C. Robinson.1 Robinson was a federal employee allegedly injured by exposure to asbestos-containing products J-M manufactured...

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