In re SCHOOL ASBESTOS LITIGATION.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, and Northeastern School District
v.
LAKE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC, LTD., the Celotex Corp., Raymark Industries, Inc., Union Carbide Corp., Asbestospray Corp., Sprayo-Flake Co., National Gypsum Co., Sprayed Insulation, Inc., Asbestos Fibres, Inc., Dana Corp., U.S. Gypsum, U.S. Mineral Products Co., Sprayon Insulation & Acoustics, Inc., Sprayon Research Corp., Keene Corp., Worben Co., Inc., Wilkin Insulation Co., W.R. Grace & Co., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Standard Insulations, Inc., North American Asbestos Corp., Cassiar Resources Ltd., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Asbestos Corporation Limited, Southern Textile Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc., Turner & Newall Ltd., the Flintkote Co., Fibreboard Corp., GAF Corp., Uniroyal, Inc., Cape Asbestos, Pfizer, Inc., Kaiser Cement Corp., Bes-Tex, Inc., Georgia-Pacific Corp.
BARNWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 45
v.
U.S. GYPSUM, National Gypsum Co., W.R. Grace & Co., Asbestospray Corp., Sprayo-Flake Co., Sprayed Insulation, Inc., Asbestos Fibres, Inc., Dana Corp., U.S. Mineral Products Co., Sprayon Insulation & Acoustics, Inc., Sprayon Research Corp., Keene Corp., Wilkin Insulation Co., Turner & Newall Ltd., J.W. Roberts, Ltd., Proko Industries, Inc., Raymark Industries, Inc., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Standard Insulations, Inc., Southern Textile Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc., the Flintkote Co., Fibreboard Corp., Uniroyal, Inc., Rock Wool Manufacturing Co., Inc., Empire Ace Insulation Manufacturing Corp., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., Combustion Engineering, Inc., GAF Corp., Lac d'Amiante du Quebec, Ltee., the Celotex Corp., Carey-Canada, Inc., Union Carbide Corp., Brinco Mining, Ltd., formerly known as Cassiar Resources, Ltd., Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd., Asbestos Corporation Limited, Cape Asbestos, North American Asbestos Corp., Turner Asbestos Fibres, Ltd., C. Tennant & Sons, Huxley Development Corp., Asten Group, Inc., H.K. Porter Co., Nicolet Industries, Armstrong Contracting & Supply Corp., Benjamin Foster Co., Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Worben Co., Inc.
Appeal of GAF CORP., Appellant in 84-1642, 85-1272 & 85-1288.
Appeal of LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant in 84-1643.
Appeal of FIBREBOARD CORP., Appellant in 84-1649.
Appeal of The CELOTEX CORP., and Carey-Canada, Inc., Appellants in 84-1651 & 85-1243.
Appeal of NATIONAL GYPSUM CO., U.S. Gypsum Co., and W.R. Grace & Co., Appellants in 84-1652 & 85-1287.
Appeal of BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CLIFTON, Appellant in 84-1670.
Appeal of LAC d'AMIANTE du QUEBEC, LTEE., Appellant in 84-1671.
Appeal of OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP., Appellant in 84-1672.
Appeal of BARNWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 45, Appellant in 84-1692.
Appeal of BELL ASBESTOS MINES, LTD. and U.S. Mineral Products Co., Appellants in 84-1693.
Appeal of ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED, Appellant in 84-1694.
Appeal of BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF ANDERSON COUNTY, Johnson County, Loudon County, Knox County, City of Knoxville, and Hawkins County, Tennessee, Appellants in 84-1695.
Appeal of H.K. PORTER CO., Southern Textile Corp., and Forty-Eight Insulations, Inc., Appellants in 84-1696.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 6, 1986.
Decided May 1, 1986.
As Amended May 30, 1986.
Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 2, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Arthur Miller (argued), Cambridge, Mass., Herbert B. Newberg (argued), Harvey S. Kronfeld, Gerald E. Wallerstein, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant and class representative Barnwell School Dist. No. 45.
Edward J. Westbrook, Blatt & Fales, Charleston, S.C., Daniel A. Speights, Hampton, S.C., for appellant and class representative Barnwell School Dist. No. 45 and Spartanburg School Dist. No. 7.
Michael L. Goldberg (argued), George M. Rosenberg, Charles B. O'Reilly, Aaron H. Simon, Greene, O'Reilly, Broillet, Paul, Simon, McMillan, Wheeler & Rosenberg, Washington, D.C., for Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
Ralph W. Brenner (argued), Stephen A. Madva, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for the Celotex Corp. & Carey-Canada, Inc.
Edward Greer, Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson, Philadelphia, Pa., for GAF Corp.
John P. Kelley, Kursen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Ellen B. Furman, Ominsky, Joseph & Welsh, Philadelphia, Pa., for Asbestos Corp., Ltd.
Lawrence T. Hoyle, Jr. (argued), Arlene Fickler, Richard M. Bernstein, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, Pa., for Nat. Gypsum Co.
Richard P. Brown, Jr. (argued), Frank L. Corrado, Jr., Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for U.S. Gypsum Co.
Shepard M. Remis, Herrick & Smith, Boston, Mass., for W.R. Grace & Co.
Mike Rowland (argued), Rowland & Rowland, P.C., Knoxville, Tenn., for Boards of Educ. of Anderson County, Johnson County, Loudon County, Knox County, City of Knoxville, and Hawkins County, Tenn.
Gary Crawford (argued), Yvonne V. Miller, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for the Flintkote Co.
Thomas J. Ingersoll, Deasey, Scanlon & Bender, Philadelphia, Pa., for Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Edward J. Madeira (argued), Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.
Patrick C. English, Aron Dines, Dines & English, Clifton, N.J., for Bd. of Educ. of the City of Clifton.
Thomas M. Keeling, Frederick J. Killion, Bishop, Liberman, Cook, Purcell & Reynolds, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Anchorage School Dist.
Joseph J. Armao, Liebert, Short, Fitzpatrick & Hirshland, Philadelphia, Pa., for Fibreboard Corp.
Thomas R. Cunningham, White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for H.K. Porter Co. & Southern Textile Corp.
David Berger (argued), Daniel Berger, Ruthanne Gordon, Sheldon V. Toubman, David Berger Attys. At Law, Philadelphia, Pa., for Class Representatives; Charles Alan Wright, Austin, Tex., of counsel.
Before WEIS, HIGGINBOTHAM, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc in Nos. 84-1651, 85-1243, 84-1642, 85-1272, 85-1288, 84-1672, 84-1696, 84-1671, 84-1694, 84-1649, 84-1652, 85-1287 Denied June 2, 1986.
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In an effort to reach an equitable result in these asbestos property damage cases brought by school authorities, the district court certified a nationwide mandatory class for punitive damages and an opt-out class for compensatory damages. We...
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