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VIOSKI v. CALAVERAS ASBESTOS, LTD.

No. 90-1609.

929 F.2d 352 (1991)

Joseph VIOSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALAVERAS ASBESTOS, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Fahey, John C. Bulger, James R. Hopkinson, Kathy Byrne, Robert J. Cooney, Cooney & Conway, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

D. Kendall Griffith, Nancy G. Lischer, David Creagh, Terrence K. McGrath, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Calaveras County, California, is celebrated for asbestos as well as jumping frogs. Some found its way to Illinois, where it may have contributed to Joseph Vioski's asbestosis. Vioski worked for Johns-Manville Sales Corp. in Waukegan. Barred by the exclusivity of workers' compensation from suing Manville, Vioski filed this suit against its suppliers, contending that they must issue warnings directly to the employees of firms dealing in asbestos...

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