SMATHERS v. A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY

SMATHERS v. A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY

Plaintiff:	LAURA O. SMATHERS
Defendant:	A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY, BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., FLOUR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION, FLOUR DANIEL, INC., GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION, NATIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES, INC., RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION (successor by merger to Glen Alden Corporation, Briggs Manufacuturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation and Philip Carey Manufacturing Company) doing business as Cleaver-Bro, VIACOM, INC. (successor by merger to CBS Corporation f/k/a/Westinghouse Electric Corporation) and UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Cross Defendant:	UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION (successor by merger to Glen Alden Corporation, Briggs Manufacuturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation and Philip Carey Manufacturing Company) doing business as Cleaver-Bro, VIACOM, INC. (successor by merger to CBS Corporation f/k/a/Westinghouse Electric Corporation), BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., FLOUR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION, FLOUR DANIEL, INC., GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION and NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Cross Claimant:	A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
Case Number:	2:2009cv91865
Filed:	November 2, 2009
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Office:	Philadelphia Office
County:	Outside the State of PA.
Presiding Judge:	EDUARDO C. ROBRENO
Presiding Judge:
Nature of Suit:	None
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Plaintiff: LAURA O. SMATHERS
Represented By:	WILLIAM M. GRAHAM
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Defendant: A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
Represented By:	MARK S. THOMAS
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Defendant: BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC.
Represented By:	JOHN A. GARDNER, III
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Defendant: CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC.
Represented By:	STEPHEN B. WILLIAMSON
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Defendant: FLOUR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: FLOUR DANIEL, INC.
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Defendant: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION
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Defendant: NATIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	CARTER T. LAMBETH
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Defendant: RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION (successor by merger to Glen Alden Corporation, Briggs Manufacuturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation and Philip Carey Manufacturing Company) doing business as Cleaver-Bro
Represented By:	CARTER T. LAMBETH
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Defendant: VIACOM, INC. (successor by merger to CBS Corporation f/k/a/Westinghouse Electric Corporation)
Represented By:	JENNIFER M. TECHMAN
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Defendant: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Cross defendant: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Cross defendant: RAPID AMERICAN CORPORATION (successor by merger to Glen Alden Corporation, Briggs Manufacuturing Company, Philip Carey Corporation and Philip Carey Manufacturing Company) doing business as Cleaver-Bro
Represented By:	CARTER T. LAMBETH
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Cross defendant: VIACOM, INC. (successor by merger to CBS Corporation f/k/a/Westinghouse Electric Corporation)
Represented By:	JENNIFER M. TECHMAN
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Cross defendant: BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC.
Represented By:	JOHN A. GARDNER, III
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Cross defendant: CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Cross defendant: CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC.
Represented By:	STEPHEN B. WILLIAMSON
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Cross defendant: FLOUR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Cross defendant: FLOUR DANIEL, INC.
Represented By:	CHARLES M. SPRINKLE, III
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Cross defendant: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION
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Cross defendant: NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	CARTER T. LAMBETH
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Cross claimant: A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
Represented By:	MARK S. THOMAS
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