HARRIS v. A.C. & S., INC.

No. 45A03-0004-CV-144.

766 N.E.2d 383 (2002)

Willie L. HARRIS, Jr., et al., Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. A.C. & S., INC., North American Refractories Co., Mallinckrodt Group, Inc., Combustion Engineering Co., Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., WTI Rust Holdings, Inc., Rapid-American Corp., Weil-McLain Co., W.R. Grace & Co-Conn, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

January 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Berger, Berger James & Gammage, South Bend, IN, Robert G. McCoy, Mark R. Penney, Pablo A. Eves, Cascino Vaughan Law Offices, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Appellant.

W. Russell Sipes, Laudig George Rutherford & Sipes, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae.

Susan E. Mehringer, Lisa M. Dillman, Lewis & Wagner, Indianapolis, IN, David W. Pera, Buoscio, Pera & Kramer, Merrillville, IN, Robert L. Shuftan, Kenneth M. Gorenberg, Carol L. Tate, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, James M. Boyers, Indianapolis, IN, Amber Achilles, Chicago, IN, Attorneys for A.C. & S. and North American Refractories.

Christopher D. Lee, Todd C. Barsumian, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP, Evansville, IN, Atorneys for Mallinckrodt Group, Inc. and Combustion Engineering Company.

Robert E. Haley, Wildman Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Attorney for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

Garrett V. Conover, Kopka, Landau & Pinkus, Crown Point, IN, Attorney for WTI Rust Holdings.

Douglas B. King, Wooden McLaughlin & Sterner, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Rapid-American Corp.

Jonathan M. Lively, Jason L. Kennedy, Segal McCambridge Singer, & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Weil-McClain.

Mark J. Dinsmore, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for W.R. Grace & Co-Conn.

Raymond H. Modesitt, Ryan D. Johanningsmeier, Wilkinson, Goeller, Modesitt, Wilkinson & Drummy, Terre Haute, IN, Attorneys for Prox Company, Inc.


OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In this consolidated appeal, Willie J. Harris Jr. ("Harris"), Esther Serna, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Louis Serna ("the Sernas"), Freda Noppert, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Robert Noppert ("the Nopperts"), and Caroline Gottschalk, individually and as Special Administrator to the Estate of John Gottschalk ("the Gottschalks)" appeal...

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