BETANCOURT v. AMERICAN FOREIGN S.S. CORP. et al

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BETANCOURT v. AMERICAN FOREIGN S.S. CORP. et al

Plaintiff:	CRISTOBAL BETANCOURT
Defendant:	UNITED STATES LINES INC. REORGANIZATION TRUST, IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., BOATEL INC., CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC., CIRCLE SHIPPING COMPANY, CLIPPER MARINE CORPORATION, COMMERCE TANKERS CORP., GULF OIL COMPANY, CHARLES KURZ & COMPANY INC., GULF AND SOUTH AMERICAN SS COMPANY, KEYSTONE TANKSHIP CORPORATION, LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. INC., LYKES LINE, MARINE NAVIGATION COMPANY, STARBOARD SHIPPING CO. INC., STATES MARINE LINES, TEXAS CO., UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, AMERICAN FOREIGN S.S. CORP. and AMERICAN OIL CO.
Thirdparty_defendant:	T&N, P.L.C., WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, GAF CORPORATION, COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY, JOHN CRANE-HOUDAILLE, INC., FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION, GARLOCK, INC., KEENE CORPORATION, OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP., PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, C.E. THURSTON & SONS, INC., A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC., ACANDS, INC. and ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Case Number:	2:2011cv33409
Filed:	April 1, 2011
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Office:	Philadelphia Office
County:	Outside the State of PA.
Presiding Judge:	EDUARDO C. ROBRENO
Nature of Suit:	Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action:	46 U.S.C. § 0688
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Thirdparty_defendant: T&N, P.L.C.
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
Represented By:	KATHLEEN A. PETTINGILL
Represented By:	RANDALL L. SOLOMON
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Thirdparty_defendant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Represented By:	REGINALD S. KRAMER
Represented By:	DONALD A. POWELL
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Thirdparty_defendant: OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.
Represented By:	ROBERT BUNDA
Represented By:	YVONNE D. POWELL
Represented By:	JOHN CHARLES STEWART
Represented By:	BARBARA J. STUTZ
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Thirdparty_defendant: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Represented By:	ARLENE C. ERLEBACHER
Represented By:	PAMELA R. HANEBUTT
Represented By:	JOHN A. HELLER
Represented By:	REGINALD S. KRAMER
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Thirdparty_defendant: FIBREBOARD CORPORATION
Represented By:	DONA L. ARNOLD
Represented By:	DAVID A. SCHAEFER
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Thirdparty_defendant: GAF CORPORATION
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
Represented By:	KATHLEEN A. PETTINGILL
Represented By:	RANDALL L. SOLOMON
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Thirdparty_defendant: COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.
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Thirdparty_defendant: BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
Represented By:	ELIZABETH NOCERA DAVISA
Represented By:	RONALD S. KOPP
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Thirdparty_defendant: JOHN CRANE-HOUDAILLE, INC.
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Thirdparty_defendant: FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION
Represented By:	NICHOLAS L. EVANCHAN
Represented By:	RALPH J. PALMISANO
Represented By:	ANITA ZONA-PETERS
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Thirdparty_defendant: GARLOCK, INC.
Represented By:	STEPHEN H. DANIELS
Represented By:	MARK ANDREW GAMIN
Represented By:	HUGH K. MCNEELEGE
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Thirdparty_defendant: KEENE CORPORATION
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Thirdparty_defendant: OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.
Represented By:	KENT D. RIESEN
Represented By:	JOHN S. WASUNG
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Thirdparty_defendant: PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION
Represented By:	GARY D. HERMANN
Represented By:	TIMOTHY P. MCCORMICK
Represented By:	DONNA D. SINGERMAN
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Thirdparty_defendant: C.E. THURSTON & SONS, INC.
Represented By:	KATHRYN YOUNG CONNORS
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
Represented By:	KATHLEEN A. PETTINGILL
Represented By:	RANDALL L. SOLOMON
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Thirdparty_defendant: A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
Represented By:	KATHLEEN A. PETTINGILL
Represented By:	RANDALL L. SOLOMON
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Thirdparty_defendant: ACANDS, INC.
Represented By:	MARY ELLEN FAIRFIELD
Represented By:	BRENT C. TAGGART
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Thirdparty_defendant: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
Represented By:	KATHLEEN A. PETTINGILL
Represented By:	RANDALL L. SOLOMON
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Defendant: UNITED STATES LINES INC. REORGANIZATION TRUST
Represented By:	MORRIS STERN
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Defendant: IMO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	JAMES T. MILLICAN, II
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Defendant: BOATEL INC.
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Defendant: CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC.
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: CIRCLE SHIPPING COMPANY
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Defendant: CLIPPER MARINE CORPORATION
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Defendant: COMMERCE TANKERS CORP.
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Defendant: GULF OIL COMPANY
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: CHARLES KURZ & COMPANY INC.
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: GULF AND SOUTH AMERICAN SS COMPANY
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Defendant: KEYSTONE TANKSHIP CORPORATION
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. INC.
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: LYKES LINE
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Defendant: MARINE NAVIGATION COMPANY
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: STARBOARD SHIPPING CO. INC.
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Defendant: STATES MARINE LINES
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Defendant: TEXAS CO.
Represented By:	WILLIAM TOUSLEY SMITH
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Defendant: UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
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Defendant: AMERICAN FOREIGN S.S. CORP.
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: AMERICAN OIL CO.
Represented By:	GENE B. GEORGE
Represented By:	DAVID G. DAVIES
Represented By:	WILLIAM D. CARLE, III
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Plaintiff: CRISTOBAL BETANCOURT
Represented By:	LEONARD C. JAQUES
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