Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Richard D. Shuster, and Nina I. Webb-Lawton, for appellants Goodrich Corp., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., CertainTeed Corp., 3M Co., ITT Industries, Inc., Allied Chemical Corp., Union Carbide Corp., Amchem Products, Inc., and American Standard, Inc., as alleged successor to Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P., Wade A. Mitchell, and Nichol M. Schoenfield, for appellant Ericsson, Inc.
The Brunn Law Firm Co., L.P.A., and Thomas L. Brunn Sr., for appellant Alliance Machine Co.
Roetzel & Andress and Susan Squire Box, for appellants C.P. Hall Co., ExxonMobil Corp., Ford Motor Co., and General Motors Corp.
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., and Laura Kingsley Hong, for appellants Ajax Manufacturing Co., Albany International Corp., Alcoa, Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., Durametallic Corp., Ecodyne MRM, Inc., Gardner Denver, Inc., Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (sued as Devcon Corp.), the Kerite Co., National Machinery Co., Park Ohio Industries, Inc., Robertson-CECO Corp., f.k.a. H.H. Robertson Co., Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp., Warren Pumps, Inc., Weil-McLain Boilers, and Zurn Industries, Inc.
Swartz Campbell, L.L.C., and John W. Bruni, for appellants Lexington Precision Corp., Allied Glove Corp., Cooper Industries, Inc., and Hinchcliffe & Keener, Inc.
Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., Bruce P. Mandel, and Kurt S. Siegfried, for appellants Borg Warner Corporation, CEECORP, Inc. (d.b.a. Cleveland Gypsum Co., f.k.a. Cleveland Builders Supply Co.), Dossert Corp., Durabla Manufacturing Co., Duro Dyne Corp., Edward R. Hart Co., Essex Group, Inc., Kentile Floors, Inc., Minster Machine Co., Ohio Valley Insulating Co., Inc., and Standard Glove & Safety Equipment Company.
Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal, L.L.P., Harry T. Quick, James L. McCrystal Jr., and Daniel F. Petticord, for appellants Eaton Corp. (sued as successor in interest to Cutler-Hammer, Inc., n.k.a. Eaton Electrical, Inc. and Eaton Corporation).
Gallagher, Sharp, Kevin C. Alexandersen, Colleen A. Mountcastle, and Holly M. Olarczuk-Smith, for appellants Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Consolidated Rail Corp., American Premier Underwriters, Inc., CSX Transportation, Inc., Grand Trunk Western Railroad Corp., Beazer East, Inc., Tasco Insulation, Inc., Allen Refractories, Inc., Osborne, Inc., Ingersoll Rand Co., Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co., Goulds Pumps, Inc., Thiem Corp. and its Universal Refractories Division, Carlisle Companies, Inc., Motion Control Industries, Inc., Safety First Industries, Inc., O'Connor Steel Supply Co., Allis Chalmers Product Liability Trust, Cyprus Industries Minerals Co., Bryan Steam Corp., Burnham Corp., American Biltrite, Inc., Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., C.D. Center Corp., Sherwin W. Berkheimer Co., Inc., Fulton Iron & Manufacturing, Inc., and Sur-Seal Gasket & Packing Co., Inc.
Law Office of Susan S. Henderson and Susan S. Henderson, for appellant SB Decking, Inc., f.k.a. Selby, Battersby & Co.
Sutter, O'Connell & Farchione, Matthew C. O'Connell, and Victoria Barto, for appellants Garlock Sealing Technologies, L.L.C., DaimlerChrysler Corp., Sepco Corp., Greene Tweed & Co., FMC Corp., D.B. Riley, Inc., Volkswagen of America, Inc., and ACF Industries, Inc.
McLaughlin & McCaffrey, L.L.P., Dennis P. Zapka, and David H. Boehm, for appellant R.E. Kramig Co., Inc.
Dinsmore & Shohl, L.L.P., and Michael D. Eagen, for appellants Norton Co., n.k.a. Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., Aurora Pump Division of Signal Corp., Dezurik, Inc., Lindberg MPH, and New York Air Brake.
McMahon DeGulis, L.L.P., and Stephen H. Daniels, for appellants Advance Auto Parts, Inc., John Crane, Inc., Tuthill Corp., and Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Bunda, Stutz & DeWitt, L.L.P., and David L. Gray, for appellant Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Davis & Young, C. Richard McDonald, and Jennifer Sardina, for appellants Nock Refractories Co., John Hancock Life Insurance Co., Hyster Co., and Hyster Mid East.
Tucker, Ellis & West, L.L.P., and Christopher J. Caryl, for appellant BOC Group, Inc., f.k.a. Airco, Inc.
Weston Hurd, L.L.P., and Jennifer A. Riester, for appellants Engelhard Corp., Fidelity Builders Supply, Stevens Painton Corp., Graybar Electric Co., Inc., Morton International, Inc., and Akron Gasket & Packing Enterprise, Inc.
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, L.L.P., John L. Reyes, and Michael J. Matasich, for appellant Harwick Chemical Corp.
Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack & Manos Co., L.P.A., Samuel R. Martillotta, and Edward O. Patton, for appellants ESAB Group, Inc., Hobart Brothers Co., Lincoln Electric Co., McCord Corp., Pneumo Abex, L.L.C. (as successor in interest to Abex Corp.), and A.W. Chesterton Co.
Willman & Arnold, L.L.P., and Ruth A. Antinone, for appellants Honeywell International, Inc., f.k.a. Allied Signal, Inc., f.k.a. Bendix Corp., and Pittsburgh Metals Purifying Co.
Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P., Robin E. Harvey, Diane L. Feigi, and Edward D. Papp, for appellant F.B. Wright Co.
Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., and Timothy M. Fox, for appellant Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Calfee, Halter & Griswold, L.L.P., and Mark I. Wallach, for appellants Bondex International, Inc., and RPM, Inc.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Nicholson Graham, L.L.P., and Ken Argentiera, for appellant Crane Co.
Calfee, Halter & Griswold, L.L.P., Thomas I. Michals, Matthew M. Mendoza, and Dineen LaMonica, for appellants Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison Co., and Ohio Edison Co.
Bonezzi, Switzer, Murphy & Polito Co., L.P.A., William D. Bonezzi, Kevin O. Kadlec, James E. Stephenson, and Joseph T. Ostrowski, for appellants F.B. Wright Co. of Cincinnati, A.O. Smith Corp., Mahoning Valley Supply Co., Hersh Packing & Rubber Co., Hollow Center Packing Co., Donald McKay Smith, and Brandon Drying Fabrics.
Kelley & Ferraro, L.L.P., John A. Sivinski, and Anthony Gallucci, for appellees.
Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C., Mark C. Meyer, David B. Rodes, and Joseph J. Cirilano, for appellees.
Bevan & Associates, L.P.A., Thomas W. Bevan, and John Mismas, for appellees.
Brent Coon & Associates and Christopher J. Hickey, for appellees.
Young, Reverman & Mazzei Co., L.P.A., and Kelly W. Thye, for appellees.
Baron & Budd and Theresa Ruck, for appellees.
Mazur & Kittel, P.L.L.C., and John I. Kittel, for appellees.
Climaco, Lefkowitz, Peca, Wilcox & Garofoli, L.P.A., John Peca, and Thomas M. Wilson, for appellees.
Robert E. Sweeney Co., L.P.A., Robert E. Sweeney, and Robert P. Sweeney, for appellees.
Jim Petro, Attorney General, and Stephen P. Carney, Deputy State Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae Jim Petro as Attorney General of Ohio.
Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Kurtis A. Tunnell, Anne Marie Sferra, and Daniel C. Gibson, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association, National Federation of Independent Business/Ohio, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice, and Ohio Chemistry Technology Council.
