LEICHLING v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

No. 15-2263.

842 F.3d 848 (2016)

Janet D. LEICHLING, individually, surviving spouse, and Personal Representative of the Estate of John G. Leichling; Dawn M. Rose, surviving daughter of John G. Leichling; Gregory A. Leichling, surviving son of John G. Leichling; Catherine L. Timms, surviving daughter of John G. Leichling; Helen Catterton, surviving daughter of John G. Leichling; John R. Leichling, surviving son of John G. Leichling, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 2, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey John Utermohle , LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants. Michael David Daneker , ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Gary J. Ignatowski , Patrick A. Ciociola , LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants. Anne P. Davis , Eric A. Rey , Allyson Himelfarb , ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Diaz joined.


The survivors of John R. Leichling sued Honeywell International, Inc., alleging that Mr. Leichling's fatal lung cancer resulted from exposure to toxins during his employment at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, where Honeywell operates a chemical manufacturing plant. Decades earlier, Honeywell began using...

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