WHITEHEAD, ET AL. v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION et al

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WHITEHEAD, ET AL. v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION et al

Plaintiff:	JAMES T. WHITEHEAD and SHARON WHITEHEAD
Defendant:	AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, ASCO VALVE, INC., AURORA PUMP COMPANY, BFK, INC., BLACKMER PUMP COMPANY, BW/IP, INC., CARRIER CORPORATION, CBS CORPORATION, CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY, LLC, COVIL CORPORATION, CRANE CO., DANIEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, FLOWSERVE US INC., FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL, FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC., FLUOR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION, FLUOR ENTERPRISES, INC., FMC CORPORATION, GARDNER DENVER, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULDS PUMPS, INC., HAMON RESEARCH-COTTRELL, INC., INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, ITT, LLC, JOHN CRANE, INC., MCNALLY INDUSTRIES, LLC, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PABST BREWING COMPANY LLC, STERLING FLUID SYSTEMS (USA) LLC, TACO INC., UNITED CONVEYOR CORPORATION, VIKING PUMP, INC., WARREN PUMPS, LLC, THE WILLIAM POWELL COMPANY and YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Case Number:	1:2018cv00091
Filed:	February 9, 2018
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Office:	NCMD Office
County:	Alamance
Presiding Judge:	L. PATRICK AULD
Presiding Judge:	THOMAS D. SCHROEDER
Nature of Suit:	Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By:	Both

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May 18, 2020	Filing 355 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 5/18/2020; that the Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants Aurora Pump Company, Anchor Darling Valve Company, Fisher Controls International LLC, The William Powell Company, Covil Corporation, and Viking Pump, Inc., (ECF Nos. 309 ; 311 ; 313 ; 314 ; 316 ; 319 ), are GRANTED. Plaintiffs claims against each of the Defendants named herein are hereby DISMISSED. (Hicks, Samantha)

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Filing 355 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 5/18/2020; that the Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants Aurora Pump Company, Anchor Darling Valve Company, Fisher Controls International LLC, The William Powell Company, Covil Corporation, and Viking Pump, Inc., (ECF Nos. 309 ; 311 ; 313 ; 314 ; 316 ; 319 ), are GRANTED. Plaintiffs claims against each of the Defendants named herein are hereby DISMISSED. (Hicks, Samantha)

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Plaintiff: JAMES T. WHITEHEAD
Represented By:	CHARLES W. BRANHAM, III
Represented By:	WILLIAM MARC GRAHAM
Represented By:	SABRINA G. STONE
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Plaintiff: SHARON WHITEHEAD
Represented By:	CHARLES W. BRANHAM, III
Represented By:	WILLIAM MARC GRAHAM
Represented By:	SABRINA G. STONE
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Defendant: AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
Represented By:	TRACY E. TOMLIN
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Defendant: ASCO VALVE, INC.
Represented By:	TIMOTHY W. BOUCH
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Defendant: AURORA PUMP COMPANY
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
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Defendant: BFK, INC.
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Defendant: BLACKMER PUMP COMPANY
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
Represented By:	TRACY E. TOMLIN
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Defendant: BW/IP, INC.
Represented By:	JAMES M. DEDMAN, IV
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Defendant: CARRIER CORPORATION
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
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Defendant: CBS CORPORATION
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Defendant: CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL COMPANY, LLC
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Defendant: COVIL CORPORATION
Represented By:	JAMES M. DEDMAN, IV
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Defendant: CRANE CO.
Represented By:	REBECCA L. GAUTHIER
Represented By:	MARLA T. RESCHLY
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Defendant: DANIEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Represented By:	W. DAVID CONNER
Represented By:	SCOTT E. FRICK
Represented By:	MOFFATT G. MCDONALD
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
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Defendant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Represented By:	TIMOTHY W. BOUCH
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Defendant: FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
Represented By:	TRACY E. TOMLIN
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Defendant: FLOWSERVE US INC.
Represented By:	LAUREN E. FUSSELL
Represented By:	ELIZABETH D. SCOTT
Represented By:	ELIZABETH CONNOLLY STONE
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Defendant: FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL
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Defendant: FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Represented By:	W. DAVID CONNER
Represented By:	SCOTT E. FRICK
Represented By:	MOFFATT G. MCDONALD
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: FLUOR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION
Represented By:	W. DAVID CONNER
Represented By:	SCOTT E. FRICK
Represented By:	MOFFATT G. MCDONALD
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: FLUOR ENTERPRISES, INC.
Represented By:	W. DAVID CONNER
Represented By:	SCOTT E. FRICK
Represented By:	MOFFATT G. MCDONALD
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: FMC CORPORATION
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Defendant: GARDNER DENVER, INC.
Represented By:	AMY C. DRAYTON
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Defendant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Defendant: GOULDS PUMPS, INC.
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
Represented By:	TRACY E. TOMLIN
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Defendant: HAMON RESEARCH-COTTRELL, INC.
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Defendant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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Defendant: ITT, LLC
Represented By:	WILLIAM MICHAEL STARR
Represented By:	TRACY E. TOMLIN
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Defendant: JOHN CRANE, INC.
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Defendant: MCNALLY INDUSTRIES, LLC
Represented By:	GARY L. BEAVER
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Defendant: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Represented By:	KEITH E. COLTRAIN
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Defendant: PABST BREWING COMPANY LLC
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Defendant: STERLING FLUID SYSTEMS (USA) LLC
Represented By:	GARY L. BEAVER
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Defendant: TACO INC.
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Defendant: UNITED CONVEYOR CORPORATION
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Defendant: VIKING PUMP, INC.
Represented By:	AMY C. DRAYTON
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Defendant: WARREN PUMPS, LLC
Represented By:	JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT
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Defendant: THE WILLIAM POWELL COMPANY
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Defendant: YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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