Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc., s. 94-1925
| Citation | 83 F.3d 610 |
| Decision Date | 27 June 1996 |
| Docket Number | 94-1968,Nos. 94-1928,Nos. 94-2068,Nos. 94-1927,Nos. 94-1925,No. 95-1705,Nos. 94-1960,Nos. 94-1931,94-2012,Nos. 94-1932,No. 94-1929,94-2013,No. 94-2067,94-2010,94-2066,No. 94-2085,94-1927,94-2009,Nos. 94-1930,94-2011,s. 94-1925,s. 94-1927,s. 94-1928,94-1929,s. 94-1930,s. 94-1931,s. 94-1932,s. 94-1960,94-2067,s. 94-2068,94-2085,95-1705 |
| Parties | , 34 Fed.R.Serv.3d 407, 26 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,138 Robert A. GEORGINE; Laverne Winbun, Executrix of the Estate of Joseph E. Winbun, Deceased, and in Her Own Right; Ambrose Vogt, Jr.; Joanne Vogt, His Wife; Carlos Raver; Dorothy M. Raver, His Wife; Timothy Murphy; Gay Murphy, His Wife; Ty T. Annas; Anna Marie Baumgartner, Executrix of the Estate of John A. Baumgartner, Deceased; Nafssica Kekrides, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Pavlos Kekrides, Deceased; William H. Sylvester, Executor and Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred A. Sylvester, Deceased, v. AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC.; A.P. Green Industries, Inc.; Armstrong World Industries, Inc.; Certainteed Corporation; C.E. Thurston & Sons, Inc.; Dana Corporation; Ferodo America, Inc.; Flexitallic, Inc.; Gaf Building Materials, Inc.; I.U. North America, Inc.; Maremont Corporation; Asbestos Claims Management Corp ** ; National Services Industries, Inc.; Nosroc Corporation; Pfizer, Inc.; Quigley Company, Inc.; Shook & Fletcher Insulation Company; T & N, PLC; Union Carbide Corporation ** ; United States Gypsum Company v. ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY; Affiliated Fm Insurance Company; Aiu Insurance Company; Allianz Insurance Company; Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company, Individually and as Successor to Allianz Underwriters, Inc.; Allstate Insurance Company, as Successor to Northbrook Excess and Surplus Insurance Company; American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida; American Centennial Insurance Company; American Home Assurance Company; American Motorists Insurance Company; American Re-Insurance Company; Appalachian Insurance Company of Providence; Argonaut Insurance Company; Atlanta International Insurance Company; Caisse Industrielle D'Assurance Mutuelle; C.E. Heath Compensation and Liability Insurance Company as Successor to Employers' Surplus Line Insurance Company; Centennial Insurance Company; Central National Insurance Company of Omaha; Chicago Insurance Company; City Insurance Company; Colonia |
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) |
Steven J. Cooperstein, Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler Philadelphia, PA, for George Windsor, Constance Windsor, Michael Windsor and Karen Windsor, Appellants in Nos. 94-1925, 94-2009.
Brian L. Wolfman (Argued), Alan B. Morrison, Alan T.L. Sun, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for White Lung Association of New Jersey, National Asbestos Victims Legal Action Organizing Committee, The Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, The Skilled Trades Association, Myles O'Malley, Marta Figueroa, Robert Fiore, Roh Maher, and Lynn Maher, (on her own behalf and as next friend for her minor children, Jessica Marie Maher, Jamie Marion Maher, and Jennifer Megan Maher), Appellants in Nos. 94-1927, 94-1968.
Laurence H. Tribe (Argued), Brian S. Koukoutchos, Jonathan S. Massey, Cambridge, MA, Brent M. Rosenthall, Counsel of Record, Frederick M. Baron, Steve Baughman, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Richard R. Preston, Sr. and Louis C. Anderson, Appellants in Nos. 94-1928, 94-2013.
Joseph D. Shein, Shein, Johnson & Berezofsky, Philadelphia, PA, for Albert and Margaret Hertler, Appellants in No. 94-1929.
Marla A. Macey, Timothy J. Hogan, Law Office of Peter G. Angelos, Philadelphia, PA, for Richard E. Blanchard, D.D.S., Jack S. Boston, James L. Anderson, Personal Representative of Robert L. Anderson and Harrison O. McLeod, Appellants in Nos. 94-1930, 94-2066.
Steven Kazan, Aaron Simon, Kazan, McClain, Edises, Simon & Abrams, Oakland, CA, Brad Seligman (Argued), Jocelyn Larkin, Donna Ryu, Albany, CA, David Rudovsky, Kairys, Rudovsky, Kalman & Epstein, Philadelphia, PA, for Iona Cunningham, as representative of the estate of Charles Cunningham, and Twila Sneed, Appellants in Nos. 94-1931, 94-2010 and Aileen Cargile, Betty Francom, John Wong, John Soteriou, Harold Hans Emmerich and Thomas Corey, Appellants in Nos. 94-1932, 94-2012.
Joshua M. Spielberg, Tomar, Simonoff, Adourian & O'Brien, Haddonfield, NJ, for William J. Golt, Sr. and Phyllis Golt, Appellants in Nos. 94-1960, 94-2011.
David R. Donadio, Brayton, Gisvold & Harley, Novato, CA, for Joe and Lynne Dominguez, Appellants in No. 94-2067.
Douglas B. Canfield, Jacobs & Crumplar, Wilmington, DE, for Kathryn Toy, individually, and as representative of the estate of Edward Toy, Appellants in Nos. 94-2068.
James L. Ferraro, Ferraro & Associates, Miami, FL, for John Paul Smith, Appellant in No. 94-2085.
Shepard A. Hoffman, Baltimore, MD, for Casimir Balonis, Margaret Balonis, and Shepard H. Hoffman, Appellants in No. 95-1705.
Gene Locks (Argued), Jonathan Miller, Greitzer & Locks, Philadelphia, PA, Ronald L. Motley, Joseph F. Rice, Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, SC, L. Joel Chastain, Desa A. Ballard, Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Barnwell, SC, for Appellees, Robert A. Georgine; Laverne Winbun, Executrix of the estate of Joseph E. Winbun, deceased, and in her own right; Ambrose Vogt, Jr.; Joanne Vogt, his wife;...
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