Costa, et al v. ABB, Inc., et al
Plaintiff: Alan Costa and Ruth Costa
Defendant: Uniroyal Holding Inc, ABB, Inc., Acands, Inc., A.P. Green, Inc., A.W. Chesterton Co., Bondex International Inc., Certainteed Corp, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Riley Stoker, Dresser Industries Inc., Durabla Manufacturing Co, Eastern Refractories, Co., Inc., Flintkote Company, Foster Wheeler Corp, Garlock, Inc., General Electric Company, Georgia-Pacific Corp, Harbison-Walker Refractories, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of America, Union Carbide Corporation, United States Rubber Company and Viacom, Inc
Cross Defendant: D.B. Riley, Inc., Integrated C-E Services Inc., J.H. France Refractories Co., The H.B. Smith Company, Inc. and Uniroyal, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2002cv00007
Filed: January 4, 2002
Court: US District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Presiding Judge: Ronald R Lagueux
Nature of Suit: P.I. : Asbestos
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 22, 2006 Filing 42 Entry of Appearance by Brian D. Gross, Esq. and John B. Manning, Esq. on behalf of Georgia-Pacific Corp.(Leyva, Lucia)
May 6, 2004 Filing 41 ENTRY of appearance for A.W. Chesterton Co. by Brian D. Gross. WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE by John Harwood, Esq., Dean Wagner, Esq., Michael Sendley, Esq. and the firm of McKinnon & Harwood. (Fernandes, D)
July 14, 2003 Filing 40 ENTRY of appearance for Union Carbide by Mark O. Denehy, Esquire. (Baldinelli, D)
April 7, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER OF DISMISSAL without prejudice as to ACands, Inc., signed by Judge Charles R. Weiner (Bankruptcy Declaration) (Baldinelli, D)
January 9, 2003 Filing 38 ANSWER by D.B. Riley, Inc. to [30-1] cross claim, [21-2] cross claim, [8-2] cross claim (Gilfillan, B)
October 15, 2002 Filing 37 ENTRY of appearance for General Electric Co. by Dennis J. McCarten (Jackson, R)
October 15, 2002 Filing 36 MOTION by General Electric Co. for Thomas Holt to Withdraw as Attorney (Jackson, R)
October 7, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER, to Dismiss defendant Flintkote co. ( signed by Judge Ronald R. Lagueux ) (Gilfillan, B)
May 2, 2002 Filing 34 ENTRY of appearance for A.W. Chesterton Co. by John B. Harwood, Dean J. Wagner, Michael E. Sendley (Jackson, R)
April 25, 2002 Filing 33 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (signed by Clerk of the MDL Panel, Michael Beck) (Jackson, R)
April 24, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER, of conditional transfer ( signed by Judge Ronald R. Lagueux ) (Gilfillan, B)
April 24, 2002 Case closed (Gilfillan, B)
April 8, 2002 Filing 31 ANSWER by Durabla Mfg. Co. to [21-2] cross claim, [8-2] cross claim and all future cross claims (Jackson, R)
April 8, 2002 Filing 30 CROSSCLAIM by Durabla Mfg. Co. against ABB, Inc., Acands, Inc., A.P. Green, Inc., A.W. Chesterton Co., Bondex Int'l, Inc., Certainteed Corp., Combustion Engineer, D.B. Riley, Inc., Dresser Industries, Eastern Refractories, Flintkote Company, Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp, Harbison-Walker, Integrated C-E Svs., J.H. France, Metropolitan Life, H.B. Smith Company, Union Carbide, Uniroyal Holding Inc, Viacom, Inc., Dresser Industries, ABB, Inc., Acands, Inc., A.P. Green, Inc., A.W. Chesterton Co., Bondex Int'l, Inc., Certainteed Corp., Combustion Engineer, D.B. Riley, Inc., Durabla Mfg. Co., Eastern Refractories, Flintkote Company, Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp, Harbison-Walker, Integrated C-E Svs., J.H. France, Metropolitan Life, H.B. Smith Company, Union Carbide, Uniroyal Holding Inc, Viacom, Inc., A.W. Chesterton Co., ABB, Inc., Acands, Inc., A.P. Green, Inc., Bondex Int'l, Inc., Certainteed Corp., Combustion Engineer, D.B. Riley, Inc., Dresser Industries, Durabla Mfg. Co., Eastern Refractories, Flintkote Company, Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp, Harbison-Walker, Integrated C-E Svs., J.H. France, Metropolitan Life, H.B. Smith Company, Union Carbide, Uniroyal Holding Inc, Viacom, Inc., Durabla Mfg. Co. (Jackson, R)
April 8, 2002 Filing 29 ANSWER to Complaint by Durabla Mfg. Co. (Attorney Raymond LaFazia) (Jackson, R)
April 8, 2002 Filing 28 ENTRY of appearance for Durabla Mfg. Co. by Raymond Alan LaFazia (Jackson, R)
March 27, 2002 Filing 27 ANSWER to Complaint by Bondex Int'l, Inc. (Attorney John J. Cloherty III),; jury demand (Jackson, R)
March 21, 2002 Filing 26 MOTION by Dresser Industries to Compel Answers to Interrogatories Propounded to Plaintiffs (Jackson, R)
March 21, 2002 Filing 25 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Uniroyal Holding Inc 2/8/02 Answer due on 2/28/02 for Uniroyal Holding Inc (Jackson, R)
March 19, 2002 Filing 24 ANSWER to Complaint by Uniroyal Holding Inc (Attorney Randall L. Souza),; jury demand (FarrellPletcher, P)
March 14, 2002 Filing 23 NOTICE of TAG-ALONG ACTION by Viacom, Inc. (Jackson, R)
March 14, 2002 Filing 22 ENTRY of appearance for Viacom, Inc. by Thomas Lyons (Jackson, R)
March 13, 2002 Filing 21 ANSWER by A.W. Chesterton Co. to [8-2] cross claim and all future cross claims and third-party claims (Jackson, R)
March 12, 2002 Filing 21 ANSWER to complaint; jury demand and CROSSCLAIM by A.W. Chesterton Co. (Attorney Frank A. Marinelli) against ABB, Inc., Acands, Inc., A.P. Green, Inc., Bondex Int'l, Inc., Certainteed Corp., Combustion Engineer, D.B. Riley, Inc., Dresser Industries, Durabla Mfg. Co., Eastern Refractories, Flintkote Company, Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp, Integrated C-E Svs., J.H. France, Metropolitan Life, H.B. Smith Company, Union Carbide, Uniroyal Holding Inc, Viacom, Inc. (Jackson, R)
March 12, 2002 Filing 20 ENTRY of appearance for A.W. Chesterton Co. by Frank A. Marinelli (Jackson, R)
March 11, 2002 Filing 19 RESPONSE by Alan Costa, Ruth Costa in opposition to Defendant Dresser Industries, Inc's Supplemental Interrogatories to Plaintiffs (Jackson, R)
March 4, 2002 Filing 18 Return of service unexecuted as to Harbison-Walker (Jackson, R)
March 4, 2002 Filing 17 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Bondex Int'l, Inc. 2/12/02 Answer due on 3/4/02 for Bondex Int'l, Inc. (Jackson, R)
February 27, 2002 Filing 16 ANSWER to Complaint by Garlock, Inc. (Attorney Francis A. Connor III, Craig R. Waksler),; jury demand (Jackson, R)
February 25, 2002 Filing 15 ANSWER to Complaint by Foster Wheeler Corp. (Attorney Mark O. Denehy),; jury demand (Jackson, R)
February 21, 2002 Filing 14 ANSWER to Complaint by Metropolitan Life (Attorney Staci L. Kolb),; jury demand (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 13 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Union Carbide 2/5/02 Answer due on 2/25/02 for Union Carbide (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 12 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Integrated C-E Svs. 2/5/02 Answer due on 2/25/02 for Integrated C-E Svs. (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 11 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to ABB, Inc. 2/5/02 Answer due on 2/5/02 for ABB, Inc. (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 10 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Dresser Industries 2/5/02 Answer due on 2/25/02 for Dresser Industries (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 9 RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Certainteed Corp. 2/5/02 Answer due on 2/25/02 for Certainteed Corp. (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 8 ANSWER to complaint and CROSSCLAIM by Dresser Industries (Attorney James P. Marusak) against ABB, Inc., Acands, Inc., A.P. Green, Inc., A.W. Chesterton Co., Bondex Int'l, Inc., Certainteed Corp., Combustion Engineer, D.B. Riley, Inc., Durabla Mfg. Co., Eastern Refractories, Flintkote Company, Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp, Harbison-Walker, Integrated C-E Svs., J.H. France, Metropolitan Life, H.B. Smith Company, Union Carbide, Uniroyal Holding Inc, Viacom, Inc. (Jackson, R)
February 19, 2002 Filing 7 ENTRY of appearance for Foster Wheeler Corp. by Mark O. Denehy, Peter Lawson Kennedy, Victoria Almeida, R. Bart Totten (Mercurio, A)
February 7, 2002 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by Eastern Refractories (Attorney William M. Heffernan), (Jackson, R)
January 31, 2002 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint by Flintkote Company (Attorney Michael J. Marcello),; jury demand (Jackson, R)
January 29, 2002 Filing 4 ANSWER to Complaint by J.H. France (Attorney Mark Denehy, Peter Lawson Kennedy), (Jackson, R)
January 28, 2002 Filing 3 ENTRY of appearance for J.H. France by Mark O. Denehy, Peter Lawson Kennedy, Victoria Almeida, R. Bart Totten (Jackson, R)
January 23, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER OF RECUSAL (mailed to counsel of record) ( signed by Judge Ernest C. Torres ) (FarrellPletcher, P)
January 23, 2002 CASE reassigned to Judge Ronald R. Lagueux . Assigned to Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lovegreen (Administrator, )
January 4, 2002 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed; FILING FEE $ 150.00 RECEIPT # 49725 (Administrator, )
January 4, 2002 CASE assigned to Judge Ernest C. Torres . Assigned to Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lovegreen (Administrator, )

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