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ROVERANO v. JOHN CRANE, INC.

No. 26 EAP 2018 No. 27 EAP 2018.

226 A.3d 526 (2020)

William C. ROVERANO and Jacqueline Roverano, H/W, Appellants v. JOHN CRANE, INC. and Brand Insulations, Inc., Appellees. William Roverano, Appellant v. John Crane, Inc., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: February 19, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Nass, Esq , Michael A. Rowe, Esq. , Nass Cancelliere Brenner, for Appellants.

Charles Lyman Becker, Esq. , Appeals and Litigation Department, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Ruxandra Maniu Laidacker, Esq. , Appeals, The Criminal, Jeffrey White, Esq. , for Appellant Amicus Curiae.

William Rudolph Adams, Esq. , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. Robert L. Byer, Esq. , Theresa A. Langschultz, Esq. , Alyson Walker Lotman, Esq. , John Everett Moriarty, Esq. , Andrew Ronald Sperl, Esq. , Duane Morris LLP, Michael C. McCutcheon, Esq. , Michael A. Pollard, Esq. , Baker & McKenzie LLP, for Appellees.

Mark A. Behrens, Esq. , Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., for Appellee Amicus Curiae.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

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