IN RE HAWAII FEDERAL ASBESTOS CASES

Civ. No. 85-0447.

715 F.Supp. 298 (1988)

In re HAWAII FEDERAL ASBESTOS CASES. This Document Applies to Trial Group I Nakagawara, Masami, Lee-Kwai, Raymond (dcd), Pacleb, Daniel L., Sr., Kane, Raymond K., Davacol, Juan M., Tam, Clarence S.L., Boyd, Thomas (dcd), Low, Francis Leen (dcd), Aguiar, Daniel, Powell, Hony Edward (dcd), Gamurot, Mariano (dcd), Dang, Stanley J.S. (dcd), Fisel, Charles H., Sawyer, Stephen Charles (dcd), Prudeaux, George J., Oliver, Kenneth C., Williams, Felton Kline (dcd), Kim, Clarence K.N., Kaiu, David K., Seiwerath, Leo B., Aligado, Cornelio P., Miyasato, Harry Koichi (dcd), Olsen, Hiram K., Monderen, Toledo, Furtado, Herbert, DeSilva, Henry, Isara, Raymond S., Gascon, James B.V., Pagan, Alexander, Sr., Barcelona, Juan O., Silva, Libert S., Shigemoto, Soichi, Yonekawa, Charles S. and Ching, Francis K.Y.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

October 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Richard DeRobertis, Derek S. Nakamura, Gary O. Galiher and Galiher DeRobertis, Law Corp., Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs.

Michael F. O'Connor and Stan Chow, Ezra, O'Connor, Moon & Tam, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Eagle-Picher Industries.

Frank Bondonno and Roy F. Hughes, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

John S. Nishimoto and Raymond Nisihida, Libkuman, Ventura, Ayabe & Hughes, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants Pittsburgh-Corning, Owens-Corning Fiberglas,

Owens-Illinois, Armstrong, Keene Co., Flintkote, GAF and H.K. Porter Co.

Jerold T. Matayoshi, Greely, Walker & Kowen, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Owens-Illinois Corp.

William S. Hunt, Paul, Johnson, Alston & Hunt, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Pittsburgh-Corning Corp.

George W. Playdon, Jr., Reinwald, O'Connor, Marrack, Hoskins & Playdon, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants Raymark, Carey Canada, Inc. and Celotex Corp.

Richard B. North, Jr., Neely & Player, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants Raymark, Carey-Canada and Celotex.

Robert G. Frame, Alcantara & Frame, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Fibreboard Corp.

James L. Miller, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant Fibreboard Corp.


ORDER

BELLONI, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have made a motion to strike the government contract defense as a matter of law. After careful consideration, I have decided to grant that motion for the following reasons.

The Hawaii Supreme Court has previously decided in Nobriga v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 67 Haw. 157, 683 P.2d 389 (1984) that adherence to government specifications by an asbestos manufacturer...

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