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RUPPEL v. CBS CORP.

No. 12-2236.

701 F.3d 1176 (2012)

Henry RUPPEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CBS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Mitchell Aroesty (argued), Attorney, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP, Edwardsville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel G. Donahue , Attorney, Foley & Mansfield, St. Louis, MO, Shay Dvoretzky (argued), Attorney, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Robert Sanderson , Attorney, Foley & Mansfield, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Robin S. Conrad , Attorney, National Chamber Litigation, Washington, DC, Michael T. Williams , Attorney, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Denver, CO, for Amicus Curiae.

Before FLAUM and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and RANDA, District Judge.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Henry Ruppel filed suit against CBS in Illinois alleging CBS's predecessor-in-interest, Westinghouse Corporation, caused the mesothelioma from which he currently suffers. Westinghouse had included asbestos in the turbines it supplied to the United States Navy, and Ruppel was allegedly exposed to it during his Naval service and later when he worked on an aircraft carrier as a civilian. CBS removed Ruppel's suit to the Southern District of Illinois...

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