IDA JAMES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX AD PROSEQUENDUM AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER JAMES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT/CROSS-RESPONDENT,
v.
CHEVRON U.S.A., INC.; SUN COMPANY, INC.; ASHLAND CHEMICAL, INC.; MOBIL OIL CORPORATION; NORTH AMERICAN PAINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY; PRIDE SOLVENTS & CHEMICAL CO. OF NEW JERSEY, INC.; CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION; AMOCO CORPORATION; AND DAICOLOR-POPE, INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS/CROSS-APPELLANTS, AND OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP.; TEXACO, INC.; AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY; SHELL OIL COMPANY; EXXON CORPORATION; AND MACARTHUR PETROLEUM & SOLVENT COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND BESSEMER PROCESSING CO., INC.; LINDE GASES OF THE MIDLANTIC, INC.; HOOKER CHEMICAL CO.; ROMAN HEART; BAKER LITE CO.; MELLEN CHEMICALS, INC.; STANDARD OIL; TEXAS OIL; AND POPE CHEMICAL, DEFENDANTS.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 10, 1997.
Decided May 27, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ronald M. Gutwirth argued the cause for appellant/cross-respondent (Mr. Gutwirth, on the brief).
James C. Orr argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants Exxon Corp. U.S.A., Occidental Corp., Shell Oil Co., Mobil Oil Corp., Sun Co., Inc., Ashland Chemical Inc., Texaco Inc., and North American Paint Co. (Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, attorneys; Carolyn F. O'Connor, of counsel; Susan Karlovich, on the brief).
Sally H. Atkins argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Slowinski Atkins, LLP, attorneys; Matthew S. Slowinski, of counsel; Ms. Atkins, on the brief).
James J. Maron argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant Amoco Corporation (McCarter & English, attorneys; Charles F. Rysavy, of counsel; Mr. Maron, on the brief).
Mark L. Czyz argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant CITGO Petroleum Corporation (Mattson & Madden, attorneys; Mr. Czyz, on the brief and joins in the briefs of defendants/cross-appellants Exxon Corp., U.S.A., Occidental Corp., Shell Oil Co., Mobil Oil Corp., Sun Co., Inc., Ashland Chemical Inc., Texaco Inc., and North American Paint Co. and respondent/cross-appellant Pride Solvents & Chemical Co. of New Jersey Inc.).
Dean Constantine argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant Dailcolor-Pope, Inc. (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Liskowski, attorneys; Richard E. Arvidson, of counsel; Mr. Constantine, on the brief).
Richard M. Mandel argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant Pride Solvents & Chemical Co. of New Jersey, Inc. (O'Brien, Liotta & Mandel, attorneys; Mr. Mandel, of counsel and on the brief with Marie Seitz).
Keith J. Miller argued the cause for respondent American Cyanamid Co. (Robinson, Lapidus & Livelli, attorneys; Steven L. Lapidus and Mr. Miller, on the brief).
Charles M. McGivney argued the cause for respondent Macarthur Petroleum & Solvent Company1 (McGivney & Kluger, P.C., attorneys; Mr. McGivney, on the brief).
Before Judges HAVEY, KESTIN and EICHEN.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
The opinion of the court was delivered by HAVEY, P.J.A.D.
In this toxic-tort, failure-to-warn case, plaintiff appeals from summary judgment dismissing her survivorship and wrongful death complaint against defendants Shell Oil Company, Exxon Corporation, Amoco Corporation, CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Texaco, Inc., Sun Company, Inc. (Sunoco) and Mobil Oil Corporation (the Shell defendants). She also appeals from separate orders dismissing her...
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