IN RE MOORENOVICH

Nos. 79-112-P, 80-0303-P, 80-0318-P, 80-0447-P, 81-0149-P, 81-0242-P, 81-0269-P, 81-0270-P and 83-0021-P.

634 F.Supp. 634 (1986)

In re William MOORENOVICH, Estate of Gordon Harvey, Joseph Melanson, Paul Kenison, Richard Smith, Caleb Fowler, Ronald Fernald, Mabel Ogden, Alvin Gould.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

March 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. William Higbee, Brunswick, Me., Donald G. Lowry, Peter B. Dublin, Portland, Me., William A. Mulvey, James G. Noucas, Robert Gallo, Lori A. Howel, Atty., Portsmouth, N.H., Dan W. Thornhill, Kittery, Me., Michael P. Thornton, Neil Leifer, Boston, Mass., Thomas Tureen, Harold Lichten, Lawrence C. Winger, Portland, Me., David J. Ansel, Boston, Mass., Melvin I. Friedman, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, Thomas W. Henderson, Pittsburgh, Pa., Ira A. Levy, Wayne Schneider, Newark, N.J., Thomas J. Pearson, Houston, Tex., for asbestos plaintiffs.

Peter L. Murray, Thomas C. Newman, Portland, Me., for Amchem Products, Inc. (Wellington).

Harrison L. Richardson, Thomas Getchell, Portland, Me., for Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (Wellington).

Stephen C. Whiting, Portland, Me., for Bendix Corp.

M. Roberts Hunt, Glenn Robinson, Portland, Me., for Celotex Corp. (Wellington).

C. Alan Beagle, Portland, Me., for Combustion Engineering.

Frederick C. Moore, Portland, Me., for Cummings Insulation and Claremont Co., Inc.

U. Charles Remmel, Portland, Me., for Fibreboard Corp. (Wellington).

Philip K. Hargesheimer, Roger J. O'Donnell, Lewiston, Me., for Flintkote Co. (Wellington).

Jotham D. Pierce, Jr., Daniel Emery, Portland, Me., for G.A.F. Corp.

George F. Burns, Portland, Me., for Garlock, Inc.

Harold J. Friedman, Martha C. Gaythwaite, Atty., Portland, Me., for G.M. Delco Moraine.

Thomas Cox, Martin Robles, Portland, Me., for John-Crane Houdaille.

John R. Linnell, Auburn, Me., for Eagle-Picher Industries (Wellington).

Thomas Schulten, John Rich, Portland, Me., for Eastern Refractories.

David Fisher, Portland, Me., for Nat. Gypsum (Wellington).

John J. Flaherty, Christopher D. Nyhan, Edward Benjamin, Portland, Me., for Nicolet, Inc.

Nicholas S. Nadzo, John Montgomery, Portland, Me., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (Wellington).

Phillip D. Buckley, Bangor, Me., for Johns-Manville.

Thomas F. Monaghan, Kevin G. Libby, Portland, Me., for Keene Corp. (Wellington).

Roger J. Katz, Lipman & Parks, Augusta, Me., for United States Gypsum (Wellington).

Peter J. Rubin, Linda A. Monica, Atty., Jeffrey T. Shedd, Portland, Me., for Owens-Ill. (Wellington).

John A. Mitchell, James G. Goggin, Portland, Me., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (Wellington).

Charles H. Abbott, Steven F. Wright, Lewiston, Me., for H.K. Porter Co. Southern Textile Co. (Wellington).

Thomas R. McNaboe, Mark G. Furey, Portland, Me., for Raymark Industries, Inc.

Randall E. Smith, Saco, Me., for J.P. Stevens & Co.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DAVID S. PORTER, Senior District Judge.*

These consolidated cases are before the Court on defendants' motion to exclude from plaintiffs' opening statements any reference to fear or increased risk of cancer. At the pretrial conference, held March 6, 1986, the Court informed counsel that our ruling on this issue would depend on the Court's ultimate decision regarding the admissibility of such evidence. This...

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