BOATWRIGHT v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 95-C-1822, 95-C-1823 and 95-C-1913.

661 So.2d 169 (1995)

Rufus BOATWRIGHT, et al. v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. Jack S. AULDS, et al. v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. Joseph DOMINICK, Jr., et al. v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerald L. Album, Charles V. Giordano, Abbott, Simses, Album, Knister & Baynham, New Orleans, for Relator Rapid American Corp.

Frank J. Swarr, F. Gerald Maples, PA, New Orleans, for Respondents Jack S. Aulds, Joseph Dominick, Jr., et al.

Before BARRY, LOBRANO and PLOTKIN, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

We granted certiorari in these consolidated matters to consider relator's exception to personal jurisdiction. In three cases, the plaintiff seeks damages from various defendants, including Rapid American Corporation (relator), as a result of exposure to asbestos. Liability in each case is premised on exposure to asbestos products manufactured by Philip Carey Manufacturing Corporation (Old Carey). Relator is a Delaware corporation with its principal...

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