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IN RE FELA ASBESTOS CASES

Civ. A. Nos. 83-0282-R, 83-0283-R, 83-0286-R and 83-0288-R.

646 F.Supp. 610 (1985)

In re FELA ASBESTOS CASES. William E. PALMER, Robert E. Mays, Jr., Clarence N. Pedigo, Thomas Rockhill, Plaintiffs, v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, et al, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

December 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Rice, Blatt & Fales, Barnwell, S.C., J. Weldon Granger, Jones & Granger, Houston, Tex., Ross C. Hart, Hart & Hart, Roanoke, Va., for plaintiffs.

James M. McCauley, Hoyle, Corbett, Hubbard & Smith, Newport News, Va., for Raymark.

Archibald Wallace, III, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, Richmond, Va., for H.K. Porter, Southern, and Keene & Celotex.

Edward L. Breeden, S. Lawrence Dumville, Breeden, Howard & MacMillan, Norfolk, Va., for Nicolet Inc.

William B. Poff, James W. Jennings, Jr., Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, Va., for Norfolk and Western Ry.

William S. Davies, Jr., David G. Traylor, Jr., Nelson, Mullins, Grier & Scarborough, Columbia, S.C., Philip G. Gardner, Martinsville, Va., for Atlas Turner.

James A.L. Daniel, Meade, Tate & Daniel, Danville, Va., for Gen. Elec.

James C. Shannon, Duane and Shannon, Richmond, Va., for Garlock.

William T. Wilson, William T. Wilson & Associates, Covington, Va., for U.S. Gypsum.

David Craig Landin, William H. King, Jr., McGuire, Woods & Battle, Charlottesville, Va., for Westinghouse Elec. Corp.

Jerry K. Jebo, Jebo and Rosenthal, Radford, Va., for E.A. Kinsey Co.

Ronald D. Hodges, Glenn M. Hodge, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, Harrisonburg, Va., for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

William H. Lindsey, Claude M. Lauck, Glenn, Flippin, Feldmann, & Darby, Roanoke, Va., for Anchor Packing.

James L. Hutton, Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, Sutherland & Hutton, Blacksburg, Va., for Koppers.

John W. Zunka, Jane P. Long, Taylor & Zunka, Ltd., Charlottesville, Va., Thomas S. Schaufelberger, Alan Klein, Alfred W. Putnam, Jr., Stuart A. Law, Jr., Drinker, Biddle, & Reath, Washington, D.C., for Uniroyal, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KISER, District Judge.

The final pre-trial conference was held on November 18, 1985, in the Palmer, Mays, Pedigo, and Rockhill cases. All remaining parties in these cases were present by counsel.

There were numerous motions brought before the Court for pre-trial resolution. Argument was presented, and those matters are now ripe for disposition. Accordingly, it is hereby ADJUDGED and ORDERED as follows:

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