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GLASSCOCK v. ARMSTRONG CORK CO.

No. 90-4095.

946 F.2d 1085 (1991)

William Earl GLASSCOCK, Charles A. Reich, Gary N. Starkey, Lina R. Starkey, Gus Geisler, Sr., Lena Geisler, Malvin R. Lane, Nancy S. Lane, Carlos G. Gonzalez, Delia S. Gonzalez, William E. Smith, Sandra Smith, James W. Phillips, Barbara E. Phillips, Roy B. Ghent, Lois T. Ghent, Charles Marsh, and Leeta Fay Marsh, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ARMSTRONG CORK CO., et al., Defendants, The Celotex Corp., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 2, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. Risley, Elizabeth M. Thompson, Donald Verplancken, Paul F. Simpson, Butler & Binton, Houston, Tex., for the Celotex Corp.

Paul L. Sadler, Rex Houston, Wellborn, Houston, Adkison, Mann & Sadler, Henderson, Tex., Scott Baldwin, Scott Baldwin, Jr., Baldwin & Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., for Glasscock, et al.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 2, 1991.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

The Celotex Corporation appeals a jury verdict awarding compensatory and punitive damages to eighteen plaintiffs for injuries caused by exposure to Celotex's asbestos-containing products. Celotex directs its primary challenge toward the amount of punitive damages assessed by the jury. The claim is that the damage awards are excessive and violate provisions of the United...

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