SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY v. ACandS, INC.

Nos. 91-36275, 92-35127, 92-35549, 92-35552 to 92-35555.

5 F.3d 1255 (1993)

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, et al.; E.J. Bartells Company, a Washington corporation; A.P. Green Refractories Company, Defendants-Appellees. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, et al., Defendants, and Fibreboard Corp., a Delaware corporation as successor in interest to The Paraffine Companies, Inc., Pabco Products, Inc., Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Plant Rubber & Asbestos Works and Plant Rubber & Asbestos Co., Defendants-Appellees. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation; Armstrong Cork Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Atlas Asbestos Company, Inc., a Canadian Corporation, et al., Defendants, and Keene Corporation, a New York Corporation individually and as successor in interest to the Baldwin Ehret Hill Company, Defendant-Appellee. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation; Armstrong Cork Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Atlas Asbestos Company, Inc., a Canadian Corporation, et al., Defendants, and US Gypsum Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation; Armstrong Cork Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Atlas Asbestos Company, Inc., a Canadian Corporation, et al., Defendants, and Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation; Armstrong Cork Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Atlas Asbestos Company, Inc., a Canadian Corporation, et al., Defendants, and Flintkote Company, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1J, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACandS, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation; Atlas Asbestos Company, Inc., a Canadian Corporation, et al., Defendants, and Armstrong Cork Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin N. Keaney, Pozzi, Wilson, Atchison, O'Leary & Conboy, Portland, OR, for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald Scott Bemis, Stafford, Frey, Cooper and Stewart, Seattle, WA, and Christopher A. Rycewicz, Stafford, Frey, Cooper & Stewart, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Fibreboard.

Joseph C. Arellano and Garr M. King, Kennedy, King & Zimmer, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Keene.

Stuart D. Jones and I. Franklin Hunsaker, Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Flintkote.

Katherine Steele, Madden, Poliak, MacDougall & Williamson, and John Dudrey, Williams, Fredrickson, Stark & Weisensee, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee Bartells.

Duane A. Bosworth, Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland, OR, for defendants-appellees Armstrong Cork Co., Inc. and Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Laurie D. Kohli, George, Hull, Porter & Kohli, P.S., Seattle, WA, and Janice M. Stewart, McEwen, Gisvold, Rankin & Stewart, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee ACandS.

Rex Armstrong and Richard A. Hayden, Bogle & Gates, Portland, OR, and Thomas M. Kittredge, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant-appellee U.S. Gypsum.

William M. Tomlinson and James L. Dumas, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Owens-Corning.

Before: FARRIS, FERGUSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated appeals arise from complaints filed by School District 1J, Multnomah County, Oregon (the "School District"). The School District sought to recover the cost of removing asbestos-containing products from over 100 school buildings. The defendants are installers and manufacturers of asbestos products. In a series of rulings in these cases, the district court granted summary judgment and partial summary judgment in favor...

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