Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/William Leslie Hyer, Jr. v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., and Amatex Corp. Atlas Asbestos Corp., Ltd. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Armstrong Contract & Supply, Inc. The Celotex Corp., Empire Ace Insulation Manufacturing Corp., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc. Pabco Industrial Products Division the Flintkote Co. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Rock Wool Manufacturing Co. Gaf Corp. Garlock, Inc., Precision Seal Div. Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulating Co. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. Johns-Manville Amiante Canada, Inc. Unarco Industries, Inc. Keene Corp. National Gypsum Co. Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc. Nicolet, Inc. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois, Inc. H.K. Porter Co., Inc.
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No. 469481
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
William Leslie Hyer, Jr. v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., and Amatex Corp. Atlas Asbestos Corp., Ltd. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Armstrong Contract & Supply, Inc. The Celotex Corp., Empire Ace Insulation Manufacturing Corp., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc. Pabco Industrial Products Division the Flintkote Co. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Rock Wool Manufacturing Co. Gaf Corp. Garlock, Inc., Precision Seal Div. Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulating Co. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. Johns-Manville Amiante Canada, Inc. Unarco Industries, Inc. Keene Corp. National Gypsum Co. Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc. Nicolet, Inc. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois, Inc. H.K. Porter Co., Inc.
No. 469481 · Decided May 7, 1986
No. 469481·Fourth Circuit · 1986·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
May 7, 1986
Citation
No. 469481
Disposition
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William Leslie Hyer, Jr. v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., and Amatex Corp. Atlas Asbestos Corp., Ltd. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Armstrong Contract & Supply, Inc. The Celotex Corp., Empire Ace Insulation Manufacturing Corp., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc. Pabco Industrial Products Division the Flintkote Co. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Rock Wool Manufacturing Co. Gaf Corp. Garlock, Inc., Precision Seal Div. Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulating Co. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. Johns-Manville Amiante Canada, Inc. Unarco Industries, Inc. Keene Corp. National Gypsum Co. Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc. Nicolet, Inc. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois, Inc. H.K. Porter Co., Inc. is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for William Leslie Hyer, Jr. v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp., and Amatex Corp. Atlas Asbestos Corp., Ltd. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Armstrong Contract & Supply, Inc. The Celotex Corp., Empire Ace Insulation Manufacturing Corp., Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc. Pabco Industrial Products Division the Flintkote Co. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Rock Wool Manufacturing Co. Gaf Corp. Garlock, Inc., Precision Seal Div. Standard Asbestos Mfg. & Insulating Co. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. Johns-Manville Amiante Canada, Inc. Unarco Industries, Inc. Keene Corp. National Gypsum Co. Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc. Nicolet, Inc. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois, Inc. H.K. Porter Co., Inc. in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on May 7, 1986.
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