Lois BLACK, Administratrix of the Estate of Willie Black, deceased, and widow in her own right, Appellant (Plaintiff below),
v.
A.C. & S., INC., A & M Insulation Company, A.P. Green Services, Inc., Brand Insulations, Inc., Combustion Engineering, Inc., General Refractories, North American Refractories, Owens Corning Fiberglas, Rapid American Corp., Universal Refractories, and William A. Pope Co., Appellees (Defendants below).
Supreme Court of Indiana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 25, 2003.
March 25, 2003.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert E. Paul, Philadelphia, PA, Mark K. Dudley, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellants.
Jon L. Williams, Indianapolis, IN, Janet E. Golup, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Asbestos Corporation Ltd. and Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd.
George T. Patton, Jr., Stephanie F. Holtzlander, Bryan H. Babb, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Indiana Legal Foundation.
Michael R. Fruehwald, Andrew J. Detherage, Shelese Emmons, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Indiana Manufacturers Association and Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
W. Russell Sipes, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Christopher D. Lee, Todd C. Barsumian, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Combustion Engineering, Inc.
Amber L. Achilles, Kenneth Gorenberg, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for North American Refractories, Inc.
Raymond L. Faust, Suzette Vandivier Sims, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Brand Insulations.
Douglas B. King, James M. Boyers, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Rapid American Corp.
Susan E. Mehringer, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for AC & S.
Gus Sacopulos, Terre Haute, IN, Attorney for Universal Refractories.
Steven D. Hardin, Noblesville, IN, Roger E. Podesta, Karin S. Schwartz, New York, NY, Attorneys for Owens Corning.
Randall J. Nye, Hammond, IN, Attorney for General Refractories Co.
Knight Anderson, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing Co.
Michael A. Bergin, Julia Blackwell Gelinas, Daniel M. Long, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for William A. Pope Co. & Allied-Signal, Inc.
Supreme Court of Indiana.
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Willie Black was employed at the Gary Works plant of USX Steel from 1956 to 1983 as a blast furnace worker. During his employment, Mr. Black was exposed to and inhaled dust emitted from asbestos products. Mr. Black died from lung cancer on August 1, 1996. On July 6, 1998, Lois Black, Willie Black's widow, filed a wrongful death and loss of consortium action against the Defendants alleging Mr. Black's...
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