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IN RE MINNESOTA ASBESTOS LITIGATION

No. C1-95-223.

540 N.W.2d 896 (1995)

In re MINNESOTA ASBESTOS LITIGATION.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted February 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey N. Jones, Michael R. Strom, Sieben, Polk, La Verdiere, Jones & Hawn, P.A., Hastings, James M. Hughes, Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, P.A., Charleston, SC, for Appellants.

David F. Herr, Cooper S. Ashley, Mark W. Lee, Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand, Minneapolis, for Respondents, CSR, Ltd.

Considered and decided by CRIPPEN, P.J., and KALITOWSKI and DAVIES, JJ.

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

Appellants challenge the district court's dismissal of their asbestos-related claims for lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Appellants are 187 plaintiffs who allege that they suffer from various diseases as a result of exposure to asbestos products that were manufactured by the Johns-Manville Corporation (Manville). Some of the asbestos used in the Manville products was mined by Australian...

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