CITY OF MANCHESTER v. NATIONAL GYPSUM CO.

Civ. A. No. 84-0443 P.

637 F.Supp. 646 (1986)

CITY OF MANCHESTER v. NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY, United States Mineral Products Company, United States Gypsum Company and John Doe.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

May 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley M. Brown, Michael Hall, Brown & Nixon, Manchester, N.H., Edward Westbrook, Blatt & Fales, Barnwell, S.C., Edward J. Westbrook, Blatt & Fales, Charleston, S.C., Daniel A. Speights, Hampton, S.C., for City of Manchester.

John A. Graf, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., Manchester, N.H., Lawrence T. Hoyle, Jr., Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for Nat. Gypsum Co.

William Tocchi, Manchester, N.H., for Fibreboard Corp.

Alan Rindler, Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, Mass., for W.R. Grace Co.

Michael Callahan, Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, Concord, N.H., for Empire Ace Insulation Mfg.

John Peltonen, Stark & Peltonen, Manchester, N.H., for H.K. Porter Co., Inc.

John T. Broderick, Jr., Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch, Manchester, N.H., for U.S. Mineral Products Co.

Stephen G. Herman, Holland, Donovan, Beckett & Welch, Exeter, N.H., for U.S. Gypsum Co.

Rebecca Schafer-Mills, Hall, Morse, Gallagher & Anderson, Concord, N.H., for W.R. Grace Co.


OPINION AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This case is a diversity action brought by the City of Manchester against defendants, National Gypsum Company, United States Mineral Products Company, United States Gypsum Company, and John Doe for damages associated with the placement, removal and replacement of asbestos products from sixteen schools and other public buildings within the city. The action was instituted by a writ of summons filed in the Superior...

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