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IN RE JOINT EASTERN & SOUTHERN DIST. ASBESTOS LIT.

No. 87 Civ. 3459 (RPP).

762 F.Supp. 519 (1991)

In re JOINT EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS ASBESTOS LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: Schiefer, Henry, 87 Civ. 3459, Legaz, George, 87 Civ. 3460, Zink, Albert, 87 Civ. 3515, Soika, Joseph, 87 Civ. 3532, Ford, William, 87 Civ. 3571, Postler, Roy, 87 Civ. 3572, Grispo, Joseph, 87 Civ. 4577, Lever, John, 88 Civ. 4851, Coseglia, Barbato, 88 Civ. 4852, Bonvicino, Paul, 88 Civ. 4853, Sinnott, James, 88 Civ. 4854, Doyle, Walter, 88 Civ. 4855, DiChiara, Salvatore, 88 Civ. 4856, Cuviello, Louis, 88 Civ. 4857, Ryan, Daniel, 88 Civ. 4858, Market, Joseph, 88 Civ. 4859, Pace, Dominic, 88 Civ. 4860, Ferguson, Stanley, 88 Civ. 4861, Earle, George, 88 Civ. 4862, Vodopia, Nick, 88 Civ. 4863, Vukovich, Paul, 88 Civ. 4864, Sussman, Sam, 88 Civ. 4865.

United States District Court, E. and S.D. New York.

April 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry Weitz, P.C., New York City by Donald I. Marlin, Charles Ferguson, for plaintiffs.

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, New York City by Bruce F. Gilpatrick, for defendant Anchor Packing.

Hinckley & Silbert, New York City by James Silbert, Michael Sena, for defendant Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

McCarter & English, Newark, N.J. by Mark Weissmann, Rosanne Kemmet, for defendant Owens-Illinois.

Gordon & Silber, New York City by Michael Yoeli, for Manville Trust.

OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.

Plaintiffs move, pursuant to Rule 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for a new trial on the ground that the jury's verdict was against the weight of the evidence.1

The plaintiffs argue (1) that the jury concluded that defendants did not know or should not have known of the hazards of asbestos at the time of plaintiffs' exposures from the late 1930's...

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