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DUNN v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLASS

Civ. No. 1987/238.

774 F.Supp. 929 (1991)

William DUNN, Plaintiff, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLASS, Defendant.

District Court, Virgin Islands, D. St. Croix.

September 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Holt, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., Paul Minor, Minor & Benton, Biloxi, Miss., for plaintiff.

John M. Fitzpatrick, Wright, Robinson, McCammon, Osthimer & Tatum, Richmond, Va., Michael Dunston, Mary Faith Carpenter, Law Offices of A. Dudley, St. Thomas, V.I., Barry S. Simon, Paul Mogin, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., for defendant.

OPINION

MOTLEY, District Judge, sitting by designation.

FACTS

In 1950, plaintiff, William Dunn, first went to work as a pipe installer's helper for Dow Chemical in Texas. A pipe installer performs the job of fitting insulation over pipes. This often requires cutting, sawing or pounding the insulation which creates dust. During plaintiff's career, this dust often contained asbestos. Plaintiff testified that Owens-Corning's Kaylo was the insulation...

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