GIORDANO v. A.C. & S. INC.


446 Pa.Super. 232 (1995)

666 A.2d 710

Pasquale P. GIORDANO and Maryann Giordano, His Wife v. A.C. & S. INC., Anchor Packing Company, Armstrong World Industries Inc., Asbestos Products Mfg. Corporation, Carey Canada, Celotex Corporation, Certain-Teed Corporation, Di Distributors Inc., F/K/A Delaware Insulation Co., Eagle Picher Industries Inc., Fibreboard Corporation, GAF Corporation, Garlock Incorporated, H & A Construction, Keene Corporation, National Gypsum, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Owens Illinois Inc., Pfizer Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, H.K. Porter Company Inc., T & N PLC., Raymark Industries Inc., Rock Wool Manufacturing Co., Smith & Kanzler, Sprayon Research Corporation, Southern Textile Corporation, U.S. Mineral Products, United States Gypsum Company, W.R. Grace Company, John Crane Houdaille Inc., A/K/A Crane Packing Company, Amchem Products Inc., Atlas Turner Ltd., Foster-Wheeler Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Dana Corporation, Basic Incorporated, J.W. Roberts Ltd., Spray Craft Inc., American Energy Products Inc., and Babcock & Wilcox. Appeal of OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION Edgar S. BOYER and Dolores M. Boyer, His Wife v. A.C. & S. INC., Anchor Packing Company, Armstrong World Industries Inc., Asbestos Products Mfg. Corporation, Carey Canada, Celotex Corporation, Certain-Teed Corporation, Di Distributors Inc., F/K/A Delaware Insulation Co., Eagle Picher Industries Inc., Fibreboard Corporation, GAF Corporation, Garlock Incorporated, H & A Construction, Keene Corporation, National Gypsum, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Owens Illinois Inc., Pfizer Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, H.K. Porter Company Inc., T & N PLC., Raymark Industries Inc., Rock Wool Manufacturing Co., Smith & Kanzler, Sprayon Research Corporation, Southern Textile Corporation, U.S. Mineral Products, United States Gypsum Company, W.R. Grace Company, John Crane Houdaille Inc., A/K/A Crane Packing Company, Amchem Products Inc., Atlas Turner Ltd., Foster-Wheeler Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Dana Corporation, Basic Incorporated, J.W. Roberts Ltd., Spray Craft Inc., American Energy Products Inc., and Babcock & Wilcox Appeal of OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION Nicholas Theodore DECERCHIO and Bernice C. Decerchio, His Wife v. A.C. & S. INC., Amchem Products Inc., American Energy Products Inc., Anchor Packing Company, Armstrong World Industries Inc., Asbestos Products Mfg. Corporation, Atlas Turner Ltd., Babcock & Wilcox, Basic Incorporated, Carey Canada, Celotex Corporation, Certain-Teed Corporation, Dana Corporation, Di Distributors Inc., F/K/A Delaware Insulation Co., Eagle Picher Industries Inc., Fibreboard Corporation, Foster-Wheeler Corporation, GAF Corporation, Garlock Incorporated, Georgia Pacific Corporation, H & A Construction, H.K. Porter Company, Inc., J.W. Roberts Ltd., John Crane Houdaille Inc., A/K/A Crane Packing Company, Krane Corporation, National Gypsum, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Owens Illinois Inc., Pfizer Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Raymark Industries Inc., Rock Wool Manufacturing Co., Smith & Kanzler, Southern Textile Corporation, Spray Craft Inc., Sprayon Research Corporation, T & N PLC., U.S. Mineral Products, United States Gypsum Company and W.R. Grace Company Appeal of OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Matthew Reber, Wynnewood, for appellant.

Michael P. Kutzer, Philadelphia, for Giordano, Boyer & Decerchio, appellees.

Before KELLY, FORD ELLIOTT, and OLSZEWSKI, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Pasquale Giordano, Edgar Boyer and Nicholas DeCerchio have several things in common: they all inhaled asbestos dust from Owens-Corning products in the course of their employment as steamfitters; they developed pulmonary asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease; and despite their cigarette habits, a jury saw fit to award them damages in their suits against Owens-Corning. As is common for asbestos litigation, their cases were consolidated in...

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