Mrs. Ruth BARNES, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Troy Barnes, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
KEENE CORPORATION, Owens-Illinois, Incorporated, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 6, 1995.
Decided October 3, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John E. Herrick, Barnwell, SC, Terrence M. Johnson, Chicago, IL, David A. Novoselsky (argued), Kevin S. Besetzny, Novoselsky & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Ruth Barnes.
Robert H. Riley, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, Kent L. Plotner, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Edwardsville, IL, for Keene Corporation.
Robert H. Riley, Joseph O'Hara, Darren VanPuymbrouck, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, Kent L. Plotner, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Edwardsville, IL, for Owens Illinois, Incorporated.
Carolyn Quinn, John Dames (argued), Kelley, Drye & Warren, Chicago, IL, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation.
Fred B. Moore, Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, Bloomington, IL, Raymond H. Modesitt, Wilkinson, Goeller, Modesitt, Wilkinson & Drummy, Terre Haute, IN, Jeffrey S. Hebrank, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, IL, for Celotex Corporation.
Fred B. Moore, Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, Bloomington, IL, for Raymark Industries.
Fred B. Moore, Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, Bloomington, IL, Jeffrey S. Hebrank, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, IL, for Carey Canada, Incorporated.
Michael T. Novak, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Springfield, IL, Michael D. Freeborn, Michael J. Higgins, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, IL, Richard J. Wilderson, Graham & Graham, Springfield, IL, for Manville Corporation Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund.
Before CUMMINGS, ROVNER and D. WOOD, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff's husband Troy Barnes died in May 1988 of malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was exposed to numerous asbestos products in the work place during the 43 years of his working life.
In August 1988, Ruth Barnes, the widow of Troy Barnes, filed a suit against 18 defendant asbestos manufacturers, blaming her husband's fatal illness on them. In February 1990, the district court granted summary judgment...
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