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PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. U.S. GYPSUM

Civ. A. Nos. 87-4227, 87-4238.

711 F.Supp. 1244 (1989)

The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; PIC Realty Corporation; 745 Property Investments, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM; W.R. Grace & Company; The Celotex Corporation; United States Mineral Products; Keene Corporation; Pfizer, Inc.; Asbestospray Corporation; and "John Doe Companies," fictitious names for presently unidentified entities, Defendants. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

March 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Zunz, Jr., Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, Morristown, N.J., for plaintiffs.

Dell M. Damsgaard, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for U.S. Gypsum.

Thomas W. Polaski, O'Donnell, Kennedy, Vespole & Piechta, West Orange, N.J., for U.S. Mineral.

Stephen N. Dermer, Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan, Roseland, N.J., for Keene Corp.

Edward P. Abbot, Irene Warshauer, Anderson, Russell, Kill & Olick, New York City, for Keene Corp.

Mary F. Platt, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Celotex.

Dennis R. Bartholomew, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, Pa., Robert L. Ritter, Cole, Schotz, Bernstein, Meisel & Forman, Hackensack, N.J., for Nat. Gypsum.

Donald S. MacLachlan, Connell, Foley & Geiser, Roseland, N.J., for W.R. Grace & Co.

Granville D. Magee, Magee & Graham, Wall Township, N.J., for Asbestospray Co.

OPINION

HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an action for compensatory and punitive damages as well as declaratory relief against numerous corporate entities who have allegedly designed, manufactured or supplied asbestos-containing materials that had been used in the construction and maintenance of various buildings. This matter is presently before the court on various motions of defendants to dismiss the complaint pursuant...

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