Joseph A. RUGGIERI
v.
JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS CORPORATION et al.
United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 20, 1980.
November 20, 1980.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard A. Cappalli, Cappalli, Greco & Ialongo, Cranston, R. I., Ronald L. Motley, Blatt & Fales, Barnwell, S. C., for Joseph A. Ruggieri.
Bruce M. Selya, Selya & Iannuccillo, Inc., Providence, R. I., Peter C. Schwartz, Gordon, Muir & Foley, Hartford, Conn., for Johns-Manville Products Corp.
John A. Baglini, Higgins & Slattery, Providence, R. I., for Fibreboard Corp.
Raymond A. LaFazia, Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, R. I., for Unarco Industries, Inc.
Joseph V. Cavanagh, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, Providence, R. I., for Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Bruce G. Tucker, Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Tucker, Providence, R. I., for Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.
John F. Cuzzone, Jr., Quinn, Cuzzone, Geremia & Pennacchia, Providence, R. I., for The Celotex Corp.
V. James Santaniello, Manning, West, Santaniello & Pari, Providence, R. I., for Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
John F. Dolan, Rice, Dolan, Kiernan & Kershaw, Providence, R. I., for H. K. Porter.
Harry W. Asquith, Edward W. Moses, Asquith, Wiley & Ryan, Providence, R. I., for Eagle-Picher Industries Inc.
George M. Vetter, Jr., Howard E. Walker, Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons, Providence, R. I., for Bethlehem Steel Corp.
John V. Kean, Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr., Edwards & Angell, Providence, R. I., John Buergler, Houston, Tex., for Exxon Corp.
United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Raybestos-Manhattan, is asking this Court to disqualify Ronald L. Motley, an attorney for the plaintiff, from participating in this or any other "asbestos litigation" or prohibit him from making extrajudicial comments concerning such cases. Serious questions concerning the right of freedom of speech secured by the first and fourteenth amendments are involved...
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