HANLON v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORP.

Nos. C 80-4072, C 80-4097.

599 F.Supp. 376 (1984)

John P. HANLON and Shirley Ann Hanlon, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. Frank J. GIBBONS and Helen Gibbons, Plaintiffs, v. JOHNS-MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, W.D.

January 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Middleton, Jr., Savannah, Ga., Ronald L. Motley, Barnwell, S.C., Harry H. Smith, Sioux City, Iowa, for plaintiffs.

Robert E. Beebe, Sioux City, Iowa, for Johns-Manville Sales Corp.

T.M. Whicher, Daniel T. Cutler, Sioux City, Iowa, for Celotex Corp.

James W. Redmond, Marvin F. Heidman, Sioux City, Iowa, for Owens-Corning Fibreglass.

Roy M. Irish, James A. Lorentzen, Des Moines, Iowa, for Fibreboard Corp.

Terrence A. Hopkins, Thomas J. Logan, Des Moines, Iowa, for Unarco Industries.

E. Ralph Walker, William W. Schwarz, Des Moines, Iowa, for GAF Corp.

Kenneth Sacks, Council Bluffs, Iowa, John A. Rickerson, Omaha, Neb., for Armstrong World Ind.

Michael Figenshaw, Des Moines, Iowa, for Raybestos-Manhatton.

Milton A. Katskee, Omaha, Neb., David F. McCann, Council Bluffs, Iowa, for Nicolet Industries.

James M. Cosgrove, Lawrence D. Kudej, Sioux City, Iowa, for Forty-Eight Insulation.

John R. Timmermier, Omaha, Neb., John M. Burns, Council Bluffs, Iowa, for Eagle-Picher Industries.

Emmet Tinley, Council Bluffs, Iowa, for Keene Corp.

Mayer Kanter, Sioux City, Iowa, Timothy J. Walker, Jaki K. Samuelson, Des Moines, Iowa, for H.K. Porter Co.

Ronald A. Riley, Des Moines, Iowa, for Pittsburgh-Corning.

Ronald A. Riley, Des Moines, Iowa, for Combustion Engineering.

Paul J. Yaneff, Sioux City, Iowa, for Amatex Corp.

Philip Willson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, for Garlock Inc.

T.M. Whicher, Daniel T. Cutler, Sioux City, Iowa, for Carey Canada.

J. Patrick Ryan, N. Richard Willia, Sioux City, Iowa, for LaVelle Industries.

Thomas A. Finley, Des Moines, Iowa, for Rhopac Inc.

Michael P. Cavel, Omaha, Neb., Daniel C. Galvin, Sioux City, Iowa, for Rock Wool Mfg.

Daryl L. Hecht, David R. Crary, Sioux City, Iowa, for Henning Asbestos & Packing.

Robert W. Green, Sioux City, Iowa, for U.S. Mineral Products.

Mayer Kanter, Sioux City, Iowa, Robert Fanter, Des Moines, Iowa, for Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulation.

David J. Blair, Sioux City, Iowa, for A C & S.

Paul W. Deck, Jr., William G. Deck, Sioux City, Iowa, for Ryder Industries.


ORDER

DONALD E. O'BRIEN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on a motion for partial summary judgment filed by Defendant Celotex on August 31, 1983. The motion asks that the plaintiffs' claims for punitive damages in the above-named actions be stricken and states three separate grounds in support. The motion was joined in its entirety by Defendant Keene on September 6, 1983 and by Defendant GAF on September 8, 1983. Paragraphs 1 and 2 only...

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