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WILSON v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

No. 85-2727.

810 F.2d 1358 (1987)

Clarence J. WILSON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 26, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Kaiser, Robert E. Ballard, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael B. Schwartz, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Elizabeth Thompson, Houston, Tex., for Raymark Industries, Inc.

Richard L. Josephson, Baker & Botts, Arthur Stamm, Houston, Tex., for Armstrong World Industries, Eagle-Picher, Owens-Illinois, Inc. and Owens-Corning Fiberglas.

Weller, Wheelus & Green, David L. Tolin, Beaumont, Tex., for Fibreboard Corp.

Mehaffey, Weber, Keith & Gonsoulin, Gene M. Williams, Sandra F. Clark, Beaumont, Tex., for Standard Insulations, Inc.

Hallmark & Boswell, John H. Boswell, Houston, Tex., for Armstrong World Industries.

Gray & Keene, Richard C. Keene, San Antonio, Tex., for Forth-Eight Insulations, Inc.

Benckenstein, Norvell & Bernsen, Gail C. Jenkins, Beaumont, Tex., for Celotex Corp.

Before GEE, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 26, 1987.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a jury verdict favoring appellees, manufacturers of asbestos products, in a consolidated products liability action involving fifty claimants. Appellants, the claimants, challenge three discretionary rulings of the district court and ask that the case be reversed and remanded for a new trial. They claim that the district court erred in failing to sustain...

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