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IN RE HAWAII FEDERAL ASBESTOS CASES

Civ. Nos. 85-0447, 85-1374, 85-1442, 86-0669, 87-0375 ACK, 87-0377 HMF, 87-0409 VAC, 87-0412 ACK, 87-0413 VAC, 87-0414 HMF, 87-0492 ACK, 87-0508 VAC, 87-0539 HMF, 87-0542 HMF, 87-0563 HMF, 87-0770 HMF, 87-0829 VAC, 87-0872 HMF, 87-0928 VAC, 87-0929 HMF, 87-0933 VAC, 87-10414, 87-11415, 87-12420, 87-12421, 87-12423, 87-12425, 87-12426, 87-12427, 87-12429, 87-12430, 87-12432, 87-12433, 87-13362 and 88-00034 HMF.

699 F.Supp. 233 (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., Boerner, Eugene F., 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.

November 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

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

John S. Nishimoto, Raymond Nisihida, Libkuman, Ventura, Ayabe & Hughes, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants Pittsburgh-Corning, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Owens-Illinois, Armstrong, Keene Co., Flintkote, GAF, 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, Richard B. North, Jr., Neely & Player, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants Raymark, Carey Canada, Inc., and Celotex Corp.

Robert G. Frame, Alcantara & Frame, Honolulu, Hawaii, James L. Miller, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant Fibreboard Corp.

OPINION RE: STATE-OF-THE-ART DEFENSE

BELLONI, District Judge.

The evidentiary question at issue is whether in a strict liability case the manufacturer is conclusively presumed to know the dangers inherent in his product, or whether state-of-the-art1 evidence is admissible to establish whether the manufacturer knew or through the exercise of reasonable human foresight should have known of the dangers posed by his product. I hold...

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