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GORMAN v. GARLOCK, INC.

No. 75606-6.

118 P.3d 311 (2005)

Donald R. GORMAN and Flaellen Gorman, husband and wife, Petitioners, v. GARLOCK, INC., Foster-Wheeler Energy Corp., Uniroyal, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Combustion Engineering, Inc., Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Gasket Co., Fraser's Boiler Service, Inc., Riley Stoker Corp., Saberhagen Holdings, Inc., Defendants, and Lockheed Shipbuilding Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation, Respondents. Wilhemina Helton for herself and as personal representative for the estate of Eddie Helton, a/k/a Eddie Hilton, deceased, Petitioner, v. Todd Shipyard Corporation, Respondent, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Foster-Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fraser's Boiler Service, Inc., and Saberhagen Holdings, Inc., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Joel Rutzick, Seattle, for Petitioners.

Robert Hopkins Madden, William Henry Beaver, Walter Eugene Barton, Seattle, for Respondents.

ALEXANDER, C.J.

¶ 1 Donald Gorman worked in the Washington shipyards of Lockheed Shipbuilding Company (Lockheed) and Todd Shipyards Corporation (Todd); Eddie Helton worked in Todd's Washington shipyards. During this employment, each man was allegedly exposed to asbestos. Gorman sued Lockheed and Todd, seeking damages for illness allegedly caused by his exposure to asbestos. Wilhemina Helton, widow of the late Eddie Helton, brought a similar suit against Todd...

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