CAUTHORN v. OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.


840 A.2d 1028 (2004)

Francis E. CAUTHORN, Appellee, v. OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP., Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Greene Tweed & Co. Inc., A.W. Chesterson Inc., Quigley Co. Inc., Pfizer Inc., Gaf Corp., Rubberriod Co. Inc., Owens Illinois Inc., Flextallic Gasket Co., Flintkot Co., Armstrong World Indus. Inc., U.S. Gypsum Co., Porter Hayden Co., Foster Wheeler Corp. Inc., Pars Mfg. Co. J.H. France Refractories Co., A.C. & S. Corp., Turner-Newall, Ltd., Allied Corp., Uniroyal Inc., Asbestos Claims Mgmt. Corp., Brand Insulation Inc., Selas Corp. of America, Bickley Furnaces Inc., Armstrong Cork Co., Riley Stoker Corp., Drever Furnaces, Keller Dorr-Oliver Boiler Co., Cleaver Brooks, W.R. Grace & Co. Inc., Crane Packing, Rapid American Corp., Combustion Engineering Inc., General Refractories Co. Appeal of: John Crane Inc. Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy M. Harris, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Michael A. Cancelliere, Jr., Philadelphia, Cauthorn, appellee.

Before: STEVENS, OLSZEWSKI, and BECK, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, J.

¶ 1 Francis E. Cauthorn brought suit against John Crane, Inc. and other companies that either sold or manufactured asbestos products. Plaintiff Cauthorn, the appellee in this case, alleged that he is suffering from symptomatic asbestos-related diseases caused by exposure to asbestos products. This trial was conducted in a reverse-bifurcated fashion before a jury, with the jury first determining appellee...

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