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OMAN v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 76-178-NN, 77-97-NN.

482 F.Supp. 1060 (1980)

James T. OMAN, Fred R. Walker, Hugh V. Reynolds, and Willie A. Gibbsons v. JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP., Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Pittsburgh Corning Corp., and H. K. Porter Co., Inc. v. NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Newport News Division.

January 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Hatten, Patten & Wornom, Newport News, Va., Richard S. Glasser, Glasser & Glasser, Norfolk, Va., Gene Locks, Greitzer & Locks, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Glen Huff and Robert M. Hughes, III, Seawell, McCoy, Dalton, Hughes, Gore & Timms, Norfolk, Va., for Johns-Manville Corp.

Jack Greer, Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Greer, Norfolk, Va., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

Worth D. Banner, White, Reynolds, Smith & Winters, Norfolk, Va., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Archibald Wallace, III, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, Richmond, Va., for H. K. Porter Co.

Stephen B. Clarkson, Sullivan, Beauregard, Clarkson, Moss, Brown & Johnson, Washington, D. C., Shannon T. Mason, Jr., Mason, Gibson, Cowardin & Spencer, Newport News, Va., Antje E. Huck, Legal and Corporate News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., for third-party defendant, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CLARKE, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in these consolidated actions are present and former employees of the third-party defendant, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. During the course of their employment at the Shipyard, where they engaged in the trade of pipe covering in various ships and workshops, the plaintiffs were exposed to dust from asbestos products manufactured by the defendants. They allege that, as a result of these...

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