BENT v. ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. et al

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BENT v. ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. et al

Plaintiff:	EUGENE W BENT
Defendant:	ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC., ALICE TANKSHIP CORP., D-9 EXPLORER INC., DELTA STEAMSHIP LINES INC., HUDSON WATERWAYS CORPORATION, ISTHMIAN LINES, MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION, OMI CORPORATION, OCEAN CARRIER CORPORATION, PYRAMID SUGAR TRANSPORT INC., SEA-LAND SERVICE INC., VICTORY CARRIERS INC., WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION and WESTCHESTER MARINE SHIPPING CO., INC.
Thirdparty_defendant:	MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION, ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, PORTER-HAYDEN CO., P.P.G. INDUSTRIES, INC., TURNER & NEWELL, U S GYPSUM, GARLOCK, INC., ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY, COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, FOSTER-WHEELER CORPORATION, GAF CORPORATION, GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., KEENE CORPORATION, OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION, T&N, P.L.C., TODD SHIPYARDS, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY, A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY, JOHN CRANE-HOUDAILLE, INC., FIBREBOARD CORP., FLEXITALLIC GASKET CO., FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION, A.P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC. and ACANDS, INC.
Case Number:	2:2011cv33656
Filed:	April 1, 2011
Court:	U.S. 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: MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Represented By:	WILLIAM D. CARLE, III
Represented By:	DAVID G. DAVIES
Represented By:	GENE B. GEORGE
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Thirdparty_defendant: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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Thirdparty_defendant: PORTER-HAYDEN CO.
Represented By:	FRANK J. CUMBERLAND, JR.
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Thirdparty_defendant: P.P.G. INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Thirdparty_defendant: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
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Thirdparty_defendant: FIBREBOARD CORPORATION
Represented By:	DONA L. ARNOLD
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Thirdparty_defendant: FOSTER-WHEELER CORPORATION
Represented By:	NICHOLAS L. EVANCHAN
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Thirdparty_defendant: GAF CORPORATION
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
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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: IMO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	JAMES T. MILLICAN, II
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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: 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: PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION
Represented By:	ROMNEY B. CULLERS
Represented By:	GARY D. HERMANN
Represented By:	TIMOTHY P. MCCORMICK
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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: TODD SHIPYARDS
Represented By:	WALTER A. RODGERS
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Thirdparty_defendant: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Represented By:	REGINALD S. KRAMER
Represented By:	DONALD A. POWELL
Represented By:	ROBERT L. TUCKER
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Thirdparty_defendant: ANCHOR PACKING COMPANY
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Thirdparty_defendant: A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY
Represented By:	NICHOLAS L. EVANCHAN
Represented By:	JAMES E. MOSS
Represented By:	RALPH J. PALMISANO
Represented By:	KEITH A. THROCKMORTON
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Thirdparty_defendant: JOHN CRANE-HOUDAILLE, INC.
Represented By:	KRISTIN MEDINGER BROWN
Represented By:	MARK S. HURA
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Thirdparty_defendant: FIBREBOARD CORP.
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Thirdparty_defendant: FLEXITALLIC GASKET CO.
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Thirdparty_defendant: FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION
Represented By:	JAMES W. BARTLETT, III
Represented By:	NICHOLAS L. EVANCHAN
Represented By:	JAMES E. MOSS
Represented By:	RALPH J. PALMISANO
Represented By:	KEITH A. THROCKMORTON
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Thirdparty_defendant: A.P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Represented By:	RANDALL L. SOLOMON
Represented By:	KATHLEEN A. PETTINGILL
Represented By:	WADE A. MITCHELL
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Thirdparty_defendant: ACANDS, INC.
Represented By:	MARY ELLEN FAIRFIELD
Represented By:	BRENT C. TAGGART
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Plaintiff: EUGENE W BENT
Represented By:	DONALD A. KRISPIN
Represented By:	LEONARD C. JAQUES
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Defendant: ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC.
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Defendant: ALICE TANKSHIP CORP.
Represented By:	GENE B. GEORGE
Represented By:	DAVID G. DAVIES
Represented By:	WILLIAM D. CARLE, III
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Defendant: D-9 EXPLORER INC.
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Defendant: DELTA STEAMSHIP LINES INC.
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: HUDSON WATERWAYS CORPORATION
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Defendant: ISTHMIAN LINES
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Defendant: MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Represented By:	GENE B. GEORGE
Represented By:	DAVID G. DAVIES
Represented By:	WILLIAM D. CARLE, III
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Defendant: OMI CORPORATION
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: OCEAN CARRIER CORPORATION
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Defendant: PYRAMID SUGAR TRANSPORT INC.
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Defendant: SEA-LAND SERVICE INC.
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Defendant: VICTORY CARRIERS INC.
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Defendant: WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION
Represented By:	RICHARD B. SYPHER
Represented By:	SUSAN SHELHORSE
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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Defendant: WESTCHESTER MARINE SHIPPING CO., INC.
Represented By:	BYRON JERNEJ HORN
Represented By:	PAMELA ZARLINGO
Represented By:	RICHARD C. BINZLEY
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