Johnny C. ABBOTT, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants,
v.
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants Below, Appellees.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted January 12, 1994.
Decided April 22, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert C. Chambers, Huntington, James F. Humphreys and John E. Sutter, Charleston, for appellants.
Fred Adkins, Mark H. Hayes, M. Margaret Evans, Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter & Copen, Huntington, for appellees Harbison-Walker Refractories and Dresser Industries, Inc.
George J. Anetakis, Mark A. Colantonio, Frankovitch & Anetakis, Weirton, for appellee Magneco Metrel, Inc.
Roger E. Podesta, William S. Adams, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, Patrick Riley, Riley & Defalice, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellee Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Robert P. Martin, Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, Charleston, for appellee Quin-T Corp.
Eric K. Falk, Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellee Ohio Valley Insulating Co., Inc.
Julia Bennett Jagger, Michael E. Hutchins, Atlanta, GA, for appellee Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Joseph S. Beeson, James S. Chase, Robinson & McElwee, Charleston, for appellees Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., North American Refractories Co., National Refractories and Minerals Corp., IMCERA Group, Inc. and Corhart Refractories Corp.
Dawn K. Siladie, William & Arnold, Pittsburgh, PA, Lester C. Hess, Jr., Bachmann, Hess, Bachmann & Garden, Wheeling, for appellee Rutland Fire Clay Co.
Claudia Wickham Lane, Allen T. Lane, Lane & Lane, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellee Resco Products, Inc.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
McHUGH, Justice:
This case is before this Court upon the appeal of over one thousand plaintiffs, who filed product liability actions against approximately seventy manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors of asbestos-containing products for injuries sustained from exposure to those products. The plaintiffs appeal the December 1, 1992, orders of the Circuit Court of Cabell County. For reasons set forth below, we reverse...
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