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VIERECK v. FIBREBOARD CORP.

No. 34173-1-I.

915 P.2d 581 (1996)

81 Wash.App. 579

Julia A. VIERECK, for herself and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Virgil O. Viereck, Deceased, Respondent, v. FIBREBOARD CORP.; Keene Corp., individually and as successor in interest to Baldwin-Ehret-Hill, Inc.; Armstrong Cork Co.; Defendants, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.; Appellant, GAF Corp., individually and as successor in interest to Ruberoid Co.; Owens-Illinois, Inc., a/k/a Owens-Illinois Glass Co.; Garlock, Inc.; T & N, PLC, f/k/a Turner & Newall, PLC; Anchor Packing Co.; E.J. Bartells Co.; Riley Stoker, Inc.; and The Brower Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Clayton Gardner, Steven George Wraith, Philip B. Grennan, Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin & Patterson, Seattle, for appellant.

William Joel Rutzick, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, for respondent.

COX, Judge.

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF) appeals a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Virgil O. Viereck and Julia Viereck, his wife. Viereck contracted mesothelioma, a cancer resulting from his exposure in the late 1950s to asbestos-containing insulation products OCF manufactured. The trial court correctly applied to this case the products liability law in effect prior to enactment of the Washington products liability act of 1981 (WPLA). The court...

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