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RICE v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 85-K-2691.

653 F.Supp. 763 (1987)

Ruby RICE, Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Norman E. Rice, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., Fibreboard Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, the Celotex Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., GAF Corporation, Keene Corporation, Raymark Industries, Inc., Standard Insulations, Inc., Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Nicolet, Inc., H.K. Porter Company, Inc., ACandS, Inc., National Gypsum Company, Babcock & Wilcox, and John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

February 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Goldfarb, Greengard, Blackman & Stenter, Denver, Colo., for Nicolet, Inc.

Bryan Streelman, Denver, Colo., for John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.

J. Conard Metcalf, Williams, Trine, Greenstein & Griffith, Boulder, Colo., Brian D. Weinstein, Baron & Budd, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff.

Jack K. Anderson, DeMoulin, Anderson, Campbell & Laugesen, P.C., Denver, Colo., for Eagle-Picher, Keene Corp., Fibreboard Corp., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc., Nat. Gypsum Co., U.S. Gypsum, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., ACandS, Inc. and H.K. Porter Co., Inc.

Kathleen G. Lanterman, Hall & Evans, Denver, Colo., for Raymark Industries, Inc.

David Tenner, Baker & Hostetler, Denver, Colo., for GAF Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, District Judge.

This is a wrongful death action instituted by Ruby Rice as personal representative of the heirs and estate of Norman E. Rice against eighteen defendants allegedly involved in the manufacture and marketing of asbestos-containing products. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship and is not contested. The case is before me on a motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiff's complaint alleges that...

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