Shirley SHERIDAN; James W. Zimmerman, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Appellants
v.
NGK METALS CORPORATION; Cabot Corporation; Spotts, Stevens & McCoy, Inc.
Gary Anthony, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Appellant
v.
Small Tube Manufacturing Corp., doing business as Small Tube Products Corp., Inc.; Admiral Metals, Inc.; Tube Methods, Inc.; Cabot Corporation, Individually and as successor in interest to Cabot Berylco, Inc., Kawecki Berylco Industries, Inc. and the Beryllium Corporation c/o C.T. Corporation Systems
v.
Ametek, Inc.; Brush Wellman Inc.; Millennium Petrochemicals Inc., formerly known as National Distillers and Chemical Corporation.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 11, 2010.
Filed June 7, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ruben Honik, Esquire (Argued), Stephan Matanovic, Esquire, Golomb & Honik, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants.
Thomas C. DeLorenzo, Esquire (Argued), Ronda K. O'Donnell, Esquire, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee, NGK Metals Corporation.
Neil S. Witkes, Esquire (Argued), Kathleen B. Campbell, Esquire, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, Bala Cynwyd, PA, Attorneys for Appellee, Cabot Corporation, Individually and as successor in interest to Cabot Berylco, Inc., Kawecki Berylco Industries, Inc. and the Beryllium Corporation c/o C.T. Corporation Systems.
Stephen J. Imbriglia, Esquire (Argued), Gibbons, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee, Spotts, Stevens & McCoy, Inc.
Sharon F. McKee, Esquire, Kenneth J. Warren, Esquire, Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee, Small Tube Manufacturing Corp., d/b/a Small Tube Products Corp., Inc.
Rochelle M. Fedullo, Esquire, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee, Admiral Metals, Inc.
Gregory W. Fox, Esquire, Stephen M. Hladik, Esquire, David C. Onorato, Esquire, Kerns, Pearlstine, Onorato & Hladik, Upper Gwynedd, PA, Attorneys for Appellee, Tube Methods, Inc.
John C. Goodchild III, Esquire, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee, Ametek, Inc.
Dennis R. Callahan, Esquire, Jennifer L. Weed, Esquire, Ward, Greenberg, Heller & Reidy, Conshohocken, PA, Jeffery D. Ubersax, Esquire (Argued), Michael A. Platt, Esquire, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Attorneys for Appellee, Brush Wellman, Inc.
Joseph M. Profy, Esquire, Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee, Millennium Petrochemicals, Inc., f/k/a National Distillers and Chemical Corporation.
Before: SCIRICA, BARRY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case. In these putative class actions seeking medical monitoring, we determine whether, under Pennsylvania law, a person exposed to beryllium above background levels, absent sensitization, can be at a "significantly increased risk" of contracting chronic beryllium disease. There are two separate appeals. Plaintiffs in each case filed a putative class...
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