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WEAKLEY v. BURNHAM CORP.

No. 03-CV-710.

871 A.2d 1167 (2005)

Basil F. WEAKLEY, Jr., Appellant, v. BURNHAM CORPORATION, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter T. Enslein, Dallas, TX, with whom Patrick S. Guilfoyle was on the brief, for appellant.

R. Thomas Radcliffe, Jr., and Steven J. Parrott filed the brief for appellee Burnham Corporation.

Robin Silver, with whom Laura A. Cellucci and Michelle Noorani were on the brief, for appellee Cleaver Brooks.

Laura N. Steel, Washington, with whom David A. Seltzer was on the brief, for appellee Oakfabco, Inc.

Thomas P. Bernier filed the brief for appellee The Marley Company.

Scott H. Phillips for appellee Foster Wheeler, L.L.C.

Before SCHWELB, REID and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Basil F. Weakley, Jr., was employed as a boiler service worker in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area from approximately 1964 to 1979. He contracted asbestosis many years later. Weakley brought this action for negligence, failure to warn, and strict liability against eight boiler manufacturers, alleging that the manufacturers were legally responsible for his asbestosis and were therefore liable to him in damages. In three separate orders...

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