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Argued February 19, 1999.
Filed May 20, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Timothy E. Eble (argued), Paul J. Doolittle, Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, P.A., Charleston, SC, Linda George, Laudig, George, Rutherford & Sipes, Indianapolis, IN, for Petitioner.
Robert H. Riley, (argued), Catherine M. Masters, Matthew J. Fischer, Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, John H. Douglas, Smith, Maley & Douglas, Indianapolis, IN, Robert N. Spinelli, Kelley, Jasons, McGuire & Spinelli, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, Robert D. Goodman, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, George E. Purdy, Stephanie Holtzlander, Bose McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis, IN, Andrew Trevelise, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA, Janet E. Golup, Philadelphia, PA, Dennis F. Cantrell, Robin L. Babbitt, Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman, Indianapolis, IN, David K. Hendrickson, Hendrickson & Long, Charleston, WV, Frank A. Barnhart, Barnhart, Sturgeon & Spencer, Bloomington, IN, Jon L. Williams, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondents.
Wendy S. White, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., for Amici.
The Honorable Charles R. Weiner, Senior Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA, Nominal Respondent.
Before: GREENBERG, LEWIS, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
William Lee Roberts contracted asbestosis after working with asbestos for forty-four years as an insulator and pipe-fitter. Roberts sued various asbestos manufacturers for compensatory and punitive damages. The defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("the Panel") transferred the...
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