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ROURKE v. AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 130 September Term, 2003.

863 A.2d 926 (2004)

384 Md. 329

Edna O. ROURKE, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Franklin Adams, et al. v. AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC., et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

December 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Mulroney (David M. Layton of Ashcraft & Gerel, L.L.P., on brief), Baltimore, for Petitioners.

Ronald B. Rubin (Michael A. Stodghill of Rubin & Rubin, Chartered, Rockville, MD; R. Thomas Radcliffe, Jr. of DeHay & Elliston, L.L.P., Baltimore, MD; William F. Sheehan, Richard M. Wyner, Richard L. Matheny, III, and Matthew J. Wilshire of Shea & Gardner, Washington, DC), all on brief, for Respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.

WILNER, Judge.

This case arises from a consolidated settlement of several hundred asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death actions. The issue before us is whether the dispute that emanated from the settlement agreement and that forms the basis of this lawsuit is subject to arbitration, and that, in turn, depends in part on whether we are required to give full faith and credit or common law collateral estoppel effect to a judgment of the Supreme Court of...

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