TRAMONTE v. FIBREBOARD CORP.

No. 90-4637.

947 F.2d 762 (1991)

Bernita TRAMONTE, Surviving Widow of Angelo Tramonte, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Hanks, Helm, Pletcher, Hogan, Bowen & Saunders, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

J. Michael Veron, Richard M. Perles, Scofield, Bergstedt, Gerard, Mount & Veron, Charles, La., David L. Tolin, Weller, Whellus & Green, Beaumont, Tex., for Fibreboard and Pittsburgh.

Randall A. Fish, Michael T. Cali, Dwight G. Paulsen, III, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, New Orleans, La., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas.

A. Wendel Stout, III, Janet L. MacDonnell, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for GAF and Armstrong.

Lisa Matthew, Maria I. O'Byrne Stephenson, Law Office of Maria O'Byrne Stephenson, New Orleans, La., for Rock Wool Mfg.

D. Russell Holwadel, Robert M. Johnson, Adams & Johnson, New Orleans, La., for Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Fund.

Ben L. Mayeaux, LaBorde & Neuner, Lafayette, La., for M.H. Detrick.

Richard L. Forman, Forman, Perry, Watkins & Krutz, Jackson, Miss., for Owens Ill. Inc. and Keene Corp.

Before KING and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARTZ, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Bernita Tramonte and other survivors of Angelo Tramonte, Sr. (the Tramontes) appeal the district court's decision to exclude the deposition testimony of Dr. Daniel Jenkins as rebuttal evidence. Finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the testimony, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Angelo Tramonte, Sr. sued various manufacturers of asbestos-containing insulation products, alleging that he...

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