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ADAMS v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

No. 82-4550.

783 F.2d 589 (1986)

Ernest E. ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Saginaw, Brent M. Rosenthal, Russell W. Budd, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas W. Davenport, Jr., Monroe, La., for Eagle-Picher.

George A. Weller, Beaumont, Tex., for Fibreboard Corp.

Dewey J. Smith, Monroe, La., for Celotex Corp.

Orgain, Bell & Tucker, John G. Tucker, Beaumont, Tex., William L. Brockman, Robert N. Ryan, New Orleans, La., for GAF.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GARZA, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

CLARK, Chief Judge:

This Louisiana diversity case was brought by Ernest Adams, a former commercial insulator. He seeks recovery for compensatory damages, for his increased risk of developing cancer and for his fear of contracting cancer, all of which allegedly resulted from his exposure to the defendant-manufacturers' asbestos products. The district court entered judgment in favor of the defendants on the basis of the jury finding...

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