Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Stephen A. Mavda (argued), Ralph W. Brenner, Larry R. Barron, Bernadette M. Coughlin, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for The Celotex Corp. and Carey Canada Inc.
Richard McMillan, Jr., David B. Siegel, Stuart H. Newberger, Melinda B. Thaler, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C., Barbara A. Pennell, Thompson & Pennell, Philadelphia, Pa., for Eagle-Picher Indus., Inc.
Michael I. Otchet, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa., John F. Kent, Ellen M. Holtzman, Marks, Kent & O'Neill, Philadelphia, Pa., for Armstrong World Industries.
Leslie Anne Miller, Goldfein & Joseph, Philadelphia, Pa., for Asbestos Corp. Ltd. and Bell Mines, Ltd.
Robert P. Corbin, German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Philadelphia, Pa., for Asten Group.
David J. Novack, Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross, Picillo, Rosenbaum, Greenberg & Sade, Short Hills, N.J., Geoffrey Stern, Knepper, White, Arter & Hadden, Columbus, Ohio, for Basic, Inc.
Seymour I. Toll, Theresa A. Wallace, Toll, Ebby & Langer, Philadelphia, Pa., for Benjamin Foster-Amchem and Union Carbide Corp.
Patrick T. Ryan, T. Andrew Culbert, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., Thomas R. Andrews, Wendy S. White, John O. Aldock, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., for Cassiar Resources, Ltd. and Brinco Min.
Walter S. Jenkins, Sweeney, Sheehan & Spencer, Philadelphia, Pa., for Dana Corp.
Brenda M. Flock, Kelly, Harrington, McLaughlin & Foster, Philadelphia, Pa., for Empire Ace Insulation.
Walter R. Milbourne, Timothy W. Callahan, II, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, Pa., for Fibreboard.
Edward Greer, Alan C. Kessler, H. Nathaniel Metz, Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson, Philadelphia, Pa., John O'Brien, GAF Corporation, Wayne, N.J., for GAF Corp.
Alan Klein, Cohen, Shapiro, Polisher, Shiekman & Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., for Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Uniroyal, Inc.
Denis McInerney (argued), Allen S. Joslyn, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for W.R. Grace & Co.
Daniel J. Ryan, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, Pa., Patrick J. Hagan, Kincaid, Gianunzio, Caudle & Hubert, Oakland, Cal., for Kaiser Cement Corp.
Lisa K. Kill, Pfizer, Inc., Legal Div., New York City, Charles R. Bruton, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pfizer, Inc.
Andrew Trevalise, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Philadelphia, Pa., Albert P. Lenge, Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neil, Hartford, Conn., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
Thomas R. Cunningham, White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for H.K. Porter Corp. and Southern Textile Corp.
Jonathan Wheeler, Gallagher, Wheeler, Reilly & Lachat, Philadelphia, Pa., for Rockwool Mfg. Co.
Joseph T. Mallon, Dunn, Haase, Sullivan & Mallon, Media, Pa., for Wilkin Insulation.
Mitchell S. Pinsly, Margolis, Edelstein, Scherlis, Sarowitz & Kraemer, Philadelphia, Pa., for C. Tennant & Sons.
Stephen J. Imbriglia, Hecker, Brown, Sherry & Johnson, Philadelphia, Pa., for U.S. Mineral.
Herbert B. Newberg (argued), Harvey S. Kronfeld, Gerald E. Wallerstein, Sandra L. Duggan, Herbert B. Newberg, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., David Berger, Harold Berger, Warren D. Mulloy, Thomas F. Hughes, David Berger, Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondents, Class plaintiffs.
Lawrence T. Hoyle, Jr., Arlene Fickler, Catherine C. Olanich, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent, Nat. Gypsum Co.
Daniel A. Speights, Speights & Runyan, Hampton, S.C., Chair, Trial and Liability Committee for respondents.
Charles Alan Wright, Austin, Tex., of counsel to respondents.
Before SCIRICA, COWEN and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.
