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CARTER v. AMERICAN OIL CO.

No. 97-1816.

139 F.3d 1158 (1998)

Betty CARTER, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of John Wallace Carter, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1998.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Berger (argued), Highland, IN, John R. Stanish, Edward J. Raskosky, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anthony DeBonis, Jr. (argued), Terrance L. Smith, Smith & DeBonis, Highland, In, for American Oil Company.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

John Wallace Carter, an employee of the Union Tank Car Company (UTLX), died of asphyxiation inside a railroad tank car that was filled with pure nitrogen. His widow, Betty J. Carter, filed this wrongful death claim in the district court, pursuant to the court's diversity jurisdiction. She alleged that American Oil Company (Amoco), at whose refinery Carter was working, as well as Lyondell Petrochemical Company (Lyondell) and Tri-Central Marine...

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