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UNR INDUSTRIES, INC. v. U.S.

Nos. 89-1638, 89-1639 and 89-1648.

911 F.2d 654 (1990)

UNR INDUSTRIES, INC., Unarco Industries, Inc. and Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. KEENE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe G. Hollingsworth, Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Washington, D.C., argued, for plaintiffs-appellants in nos. 89-1638, 89-1639. With him on the brief was William J. Spriggs, Washington, D.C. Also on the brief were Paul G. Gaston and Catherine R. Baumer, Washington, D.C. Paul C. Warnke, Clifford & Warnke, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for plaintiff-appellant in no. 89-1648. With him on the brief were Harold D. Murray, Jr. and Philip H. Hecht, Washington, D.C. Also on the brief were John E. Kidd, Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky, P.C., New York City, and Lauren B. Homer, Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky, P.C., Washington, D.C.

David S. Fishback, Sr. Trial Counsel, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued, for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Patrick Glynn, Director, Harold J. Engel, Deputy Director and Douglas C. Page, Trial Atty., Washington, D.C.

Before RICH, MAYER and PLAGER, Circuit Judges.

PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is another chapter in the long-fought battle to determine responsibility for injuries sustained over the years by individuals working with asbestos. In these particular cases, plaintiff companies seek indemnification from the United States Government for the companies' liabilities to shipyard workers for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos. Before us is an appeal from an order of the United States Claims Court (Nettesheim, J...

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