IN RE HAWAII FEDERAL ASBESTOS CASES


665 F.Supp. 1454 (1986)

In re HAWAII FEDERAL ASBESTOS CASES This Document Applies to Judge Belloni's Consolidated Pearl Harbor Cases.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

December 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary O. Galiher, L. Richard DeRobertis, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs.

Richard Sutton, David Nakashima, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Foster Wheeler Corp.

Burt L. Snyder, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants GAF Corp. and Ruberoid Co.

James Duffy, Ralph LaFountaine, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Nicolet, Inc.

Paul Devens, Charles Hite, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Raymark Industries, Inc.

Burnham H. Greeley, Jerold T. Matayoshi and Steven K. Hisaka, Craig K. Furusho, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant the Celotex Corp.


OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STRIKE STATE OF THE ART AS A DEFENSE TO THEIR STRICT PRODUCTS LIABILITY CLAIMS

BELLONI, District Judge.

Plaintiffs' motion in limine asks the court to exclude "state of the art" evidence as a defense to their strict products liability claim. I denied the motion because the evidence is relevant to the plaintiffs' negligence claim. However, I am striking the defense as it relates...

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