HANNON v. WATERMAN S.S. CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 80-1175, 80-1251(G), 80-1953(K), 80-2290(H), 80-2659(K), 80-2678(C), 80-2679(M), 80-2681(K), 80-3278(E), 80-5106(C) and 82-33(A).

567 F.Supp. 90 (1983)

John HANNON, Plaintiff, v. WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana, Section "E".

May 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martzell, Montero & Lamothe, John R. Martzell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, John P. Hammond and James B. Irwin, New Orleans, La., for Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.

Felix R. Weill, Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Baton Rouge, La., for Nicolet Industries.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, Allen R. Fontenot, New Orleans, La., for Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp.

McGlinchey, Stafford & Mintz, J. Michael Johnson, New Orleans, La., for Combustion Engineering Inc.

Landry, Watkins & Bonin, Jacob D. Landry, James O. Salley, New Iberia, La., for The Flintkote Co.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, John J. Weigel, New Orleans, La., for Johns-Manville Corp.

Woodley, Barnett, Cox, Williams & Fenet, James E. Williams, Lake Charles, La., for Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

Christovich & Kearney, W.K. Christovich, New Orleans, La., for Armstrong Cork Co.

William V. Renaudin, Jr., New Orleans, La., for J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc.

Adams & Reese, Robert A. Vosbein, New Orleans, La., for Forty Eight Insulation Corp.

Borrello & Huber, Stephen L. Huber, Metairie, La., for Claremont, Inc.

Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, James S. Thompson, New Orleans, La., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Seale, Smith & Phelps, William C. Kaufman, III, Baton Rouge, La., for Fibreboard Corp.

Rene A. Pastorek, Thomas L. Gaudry, Jr., Daniel A. Ranson, Gretna, La., for Celotex Corp.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, Paul B. Deal, Jerald L. Album, New Orleans, La., for Sepco Corp.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, John G. Torian, II, Frank X. Neuner, Jr., Lafayette, La., for Keene Corp., Keene Building Products Corp., Baldwin Ehret-Hill Co.

Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, Robert N. Ryan, William L. Brockman, New Orleans, La., for GAF Corp.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Robert E. Kerrigan, Jerry T. Sewell, New Orleans, La., for Southern Asbestos Co., H.K. Porter Co., Inc.

Beard, Blue, Schmitt, Mathes, Koch & Williams, C.T. Williams, New Orleans, La., for AC & S, Inc.

Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, Richard N. Dicharry, Thomas J. Wagner, New Orleans, La., for Waterman S.S. Corp.


MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CASSIBRY, District Judge:

In these asbestosis cases a number of the defendant manufacturers have filed motions for summary judgment on the ground that certain plaintiffs have been unable to identify any asbestos products manufactured by certain defendants. Defendant shipowners have filed oppositions to these motions and, in addition, the plaintiffs filed a memoranda urging application of a theory of collective liability...

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