PYLE v. A.H. BENNETT CO.

Case No. 3:21-cv-159, Case No. 3:22-cv-75.

699 F.Supp.3d 795 (2023)

Brian K. PYLE, Plaintiff, v. A.H. BENNETT COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation, et al., Defendants. Glenn W. Frericks, Plaintiff, v. A.H. Bennett Company, a Minnesota corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. North Dakota.

Signed October 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Thompson, Grand Forks, ND, for Plaintiff in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Jason Mohr, Joanna M. Salmen, Kyle B. Mansfield, Paul William Magyar, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, David E. Scouton, Thibodeau, Johnson & Feriancek, Duluth, MN, for Defendant A.H. Bennett Company in No. 3:21-cv-159.

Kristi K. Brownson, Brownson PLLC, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant A.W. Chesterton Company in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Jason Mohr, Joanna M. Salmen, Kyle B. Mansfield, Paul William Magyar, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants A.W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc. in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in No. 3:21-cv-159, Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corporation in Nos. 3:22-cv-75, 3:21-cv-159, The Marley-Wylain Company, LLC in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75, Zurn Industries, Inc. in No. 3:21-cv-159, A.H. Bennett Company in No. 3:22-cv-75, H.H. Robertson Company in No. 3:22-cv-75, Riley Power, Inc. in No. 3:22-cv-75.

Abigale Raye Griffin, Matthew P. Kopp, Todd E. Zimmerman, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Fargo, ND, for Defendant American Crystal Sugar Company in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Kathryn Nekola, Flom Law Office, P.A., Moorhead, MN, Joel A. Flom, Flom Law Office, P.A., Fargo, ND, for Defendant Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Thomas D. Jensen, Stuart David Campbell, Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson PA, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants Bell & Gossett in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75, Goulds Pumps in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75, Western Steel & Plumbing, Inc. in No. 3:22-cv-75.

Heather H. Neubauer, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants Burnham, LLC in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22cv-75, Mine Safety Appliances Company, LLC in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75m Building Sprinkler Company, Inc. in No. 3:22-cv-75.

Thomas D. Jensen, Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson PA, Minneapolis, MN, Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Jason Mohr, Joanna M. Salmen, Kyle B. Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Cleaver-Brooks, Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc. in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22cv-75.

David T. Schach, Jon R. Russell, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants S.O.S. Products Company, Inc., United Conveyor Corporation in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

David T. Schach, Jon R. Russell, John C. Hughes, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Redco Corporation in No. 3:22-cv-75.

Marc E. Betinsky, Robert Bennett, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, MN, Stacey Elizabeth Tjon Bossart, Haugen & Moeckel, Fargo, ND, for Defendant Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

David E. Scouton, Matthew R. Thibodeau, Thibodeau, Johnson & Feriancek, Duluth, MN, for Defendant Foster Wheeler Corporation in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

David D. Schweigert, Tyler Johnson Siewert, Schweigert, Klemin & McBride, P.C., Bismarck, ND, for Defendant General Electric Company in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant H. H. Robertson Company in No. 3:21-cv-159.

Scott D. Jensen, Camrud, Maddock, Olson & Larson, Ltd., Grand Forks, ND, for Defendant John Crane, Inc. in Nos. 3:21cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Peter K. Doely, Michael C. McCarthy, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Nos. 3:21cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Daniel L. Hull, Anderson & Bottrell, Fargo, ND, for Defendants 3M Company in No. 3:21-cv-159.

Matthew R. Thibodeau, Thibodeau, Johnson & Feriancek, Duluth, MN, for Defendant Paul W. Abbott Company, Inc. in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75, Industrial Contractors, Inc. in 3:22-cv-75.

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Jason Mohr, Kyle B. Mansfield, Paul William Magyar, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Riley Power, Inc. in No. 3:21-cv-159.

David E. Scouton, Thibodeau, Johnson & Feriancek, Duluth, MN, for Defendants U.S. Filter Co., Whittier Filtration, Inc. in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Jane L. Dynes, Serkland Law Firm, P.C., Fargo, ND, for Defendant Union Carbide Corporation in Nos. 3:21-cv-159, 3:22-cv-75.

Jon R. Russell, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Redco Corporation in No. 3:21-cv-159.

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Jason Mohr, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants IKO Midwest, Inc., IKO Industries, Ltd. in No. 3:21-cv-159.

H.H. Robertson Company, Pro Se.

Jon P. Parrington, Jon P. Parrington, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Fargo-Moorhead Insulation Company in No. 3:22-cv-75.

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten, Jason Mohr, Joanna M. Salmen, Kyle B. Mansfield, Paul William Magyar, Ye Xu, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Zurn Industries, Inc. in No. 3:22-cv-75.


ORDER

Plaintiffs in the above-captioned cases allege state law claims arising from their occupational exposures to asbestos. This court's jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.

Defendants, in both cases, move to compel...

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