June 22, 2010
Kanawha Asbestos Lawsuit Has 144 Defendants
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Charleston, WV (HNN) – A Lexington, Ky. woman has sued 144 corporate defendants after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Her father worked as a pipefitter for the defendants which include Ashland Oil, Appalachian Power, Huntington Alloys Corporation; Huntington Alloys Corporation f/k/a International Nickel Company, Inc., State Electric Supply Company, and West Virginia Electric Supply.
Joni L. Johnson alleges that her dad worked for the companies from 1948-1976.
Ms. Johnson’s complaint alleges multiple causes of action including, negligence, contaminated buildings, breach of expressed/implied warranty, strict liability, intentional tort, conspiracy, misrepresentation and post-sale duty to warn.
The complete defendant list consists of:
3M Company; 4520 Corporation, Inc.; A.K. Steel Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation; A.W. Chesterton Company; Ajax Magnethermic Corporation; AKZO Nobel Chemicals, Inc.; Allegheny Energy Service Corporation; Allied Chemical Corporation; American Electric Power Service Corporation; American Electric Power; Appalachian Power Company; Aristech Chemical Corporation; Ashland Oil, Inc.; Aurora Pump Company; B.P. Oil Company; Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.; Beazer East, Inc.; Bechtel Corporation; Bondex International, Inc.; Brand Insulations, Inc.; Buffalo Pumps, Inc.; BW IP, Inc.; Calgon Carbon Corporation; Cameron International Corporation; Cashco, Inc.; Catalytic Construction Company; Certainteed Corporation; Chicago Pump Company; Cincinnati Valve Company; Forlift LP Corporation; Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc.; Columbus McKinnon Corporation; Cooper Industries, Inc.; Copes-Vulcan, Inc.; Crane Co.; Crown, Cork & Seal USA, Inc.; DeZurik, Inc.; Dow Chemical Company; Dravo Corporation; E. I. DuPont de Nemours; Eaton Corporation; Elliott Turbo Machinery Company; Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation; F.B. Wright Company; Fisher Controls International, LLC; Flowserve FSD Corporation; Flowserve US, Inc., a/k/a Sier Bath Pumps; Flowserve US, Inc., f/k/a Durco International, Inc.; Fluor Corporation; Fluor Enterprises; FMC Corporation; Foseco, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Gardner Denver, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Company; General Refractories Company; George V. Hamilton, Inc.; Georgia Pacific Corporation; Gorman-Rupp Company; Goulds Pumps; Hercules, Inc.; Honeywell International, Inc.; Honeywell International f/k/a Allied Signal, Inc.; Howden Buffalo, Inc.; Huntington Alloys Corporation; Huntington Alloys Corporation f/k/a International Nickel Company, Inc.; I. U. North America, Inc.; IMO Industries, Inc.; Industrial Holdings Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company; Insul Company, Inc.; ITT Corporation; J.H. France Refractories Company; Kentucky Power Company; Lawrence Pumps, Inc.; Leslie Controls, Inc.; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Manitowoc Company, Inc.; McJunkin Corporation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Milwaukee Valve Company; Mobay Chemical Corporation; Monongahela Power Company; Monsanto Company; Morgan Engineering, Inc.; Mueller Steam Specialty; Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc.; Nagle Pumps, Inc.; National Service Industries, Inc.; Nibco, Inc.; Nitro Industrial Coverings, Inc.; O.C. Keckley Company; Oakfabco, Inc.; Oglebay Norton Company; Ohio Power Company; Ohio Valley Insulating Company, Inc.; Ohio Valley Electric Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; P&H Mining Equipment, Inc.; Peerless Boilers Company; Pneumo Abex Corporation; Premier Refractories, Inc.; Rapid American Corporation; Reading Crane; Riley Power, Inc.; Rockwell Automations, Inc.; Roper Pump Company; Rust Constructors, Inc.; Rust Engineering & Construction, Inc.; Schneider Electric USA, Inc.; Shell Oil Company; Spirax Sarco, Inc.; Standard Oil Company, Inc.; Standco Industries, Inc.; State Electric Supply Company; Sterling Fluid Systems (US), LLC; Stockham Valves & Fittings; Sunbeam Corporation; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.; Surface Combustion, Inc.; Taco, Inc.; Tasco Insulations, Inc.; the F.D Lawrence Electric Company; the Gage Company; the Gorman-Rupp Company; the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Thiem Corp.; Trane U.S., Inc.; UB West Virginia, Inc.; Union Carbide Chemical & Plastics Company; Uniroyal, Inc.; United Engineers & Constructors, Inc.; USX Corporation; Viacom, Inc.; Viking Pump, Inc.; Vimasco Corporation; WT/HRC Corporation/Whiting Corporation; Washington Group International; Weil-McLain Company; West Virginia Electric Supply; Yale Materials Handling Corporation; Yarway Corporation; and Zurn Industries, Inc.
The suit is filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, Charleston, WV.
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Kanawha Asbestos Lawsuit Has 144 Defendants
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Charleston, WV (HNN) – A Lexington, Ky. woman has sued 144 corporate defendants after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Her father worked as a pipefitter for the defendants which include Ashland Oil, Appalachian Power, Huntington Alloys Corporation; Huntington Alloys Corporation f/k/a International Nickel Company, Inc., State Electric Supply Company, and West Virginia Electric Supply.
Joni L. Johnson alleges that her dad worked for the companies from 1948-1976.
Ms. Johnson’s complaint alleges multiple causes of action including, negligence, contaminated buildings, breach of expressed/implied warranty, strict liability, intentional tort, conspiracy, misrepresentation and post-sale duty to warn.
The complete defendant list consists of:
3M Company; 4520 Corporation, Inc.; A.K. Steel Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation; A.W. Chesterton Company; Ajax Magnethermic Corporation; AKZO Nobel Chemicals, Inc.; Allegheny Energy Service Corporation; Allied Chemical Corporation; American Electric Power Service Corporation; American Electric Power; Appalachian Power Company; Aristech Chemical Corporation; Ashland Oil, Inc.; Aurora Pump Company; B.P. Oil Company; Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.; Beazer East, Inc.; Bechtel Corporation; Bondex International, Inc.; Brand Insulations, Inc.; Buffalo Pumps, Inc.; BW IP, Inc.; Calgon Carbon Corporation; Cameron International Corporation; Cashco, Inc.; Catalytic Construction Company; Certainteed Corporation; Chicago Pump Company; Cincinnati Valve Company; Forlift LP Corporation; Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc.; Columbus McKinnon Corporation; Cooper Industries, Inc.; Copes-Vulcan, Inc.; Crane Co.; Crown, Cork & Seal USA, Inc.; DeZurik, Inc.; Dow Chemical Company; Dravo Corporation; E. I. DuPont de Nemours; Eaton Corporation; Elliott Turbo Machinery Company; Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation; F.B. Wright Company; Fisher Controls International, LLC; Flowserve FSD Corporation; Flowserve US, Inc., a/k/a Sier Bath Pumps; Flowserve US, Inc., f/k/a Durco International, Inc.; Fluor Corporation; Fluor Enterprises; FMC Corporation; Foseco, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Gardner Denver, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Company; General Refractories Company; George V. Hamilton, Inc.; Georgia Pacific Corporation; Gorman-Rupp Company; Goulds Pumps; Hercules, Inc.; Honeywell International, Inc.; Honeywell International f/k/a Allied Signal, Inc.; Howden Buffalo, Inc.; Huntington Alloys Corporation; Huntington Alloys Corporation f/k/a International Nickel Company, Inc.; I. U. North America, Inc.; IMO Industries, Inc.; Industrial Holdings Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company; Insul Company, Inc.; ITT Corporation; J.H. France Refractories Company; Kentucky Power Company; Lawrence Pumps, Inc.; Leslie Controls, Inc.; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Manitowoc Company, Inc.; McJunkin Corporation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Milwaukee Valve Company; Mobay Chemical Corporation; Monongahela Power Company; Monsanto Company; Morgan Engineering, Inc.; Mueller Steam Specialty; Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc.; Nagle Pumps, Inc.; National Service Industries, Inc.; Nibco, Inc.; Nitro Industrial Coverings, Inc.; O.C. Keckley Company; Oakfabco, Inc.; Oglebay Norton Company; Ohio Power Company; Ohio Valley Insulating Company, Inc.; Ohio Valley Electric Corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; P&H Mining Equipment, Inc.; Peerless Boilers Company; Pneumo Abex Corporation; Premier Refractories, Inc.; Rapid American Corporation; Reading Crane; Riley Power, Inc.; Rockwell Automations, Inc.; Roper Pump Company; Rust Constructors, Inc.; Rust Engineering & Construction, Inc.; Schneider Electric USA, Inc.; Shell Oil Company; Spirax Sarco, Inc.; Standard Oil Company, Inc.; Standco Industries, Inc.; State Electric Supply Company; Sterling Fluid Systems (US), LLC; Stockham Valves & Fittings; Sunbeam Corporation; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.; Surface Combustion, Inc.; Taco, Inc.; Tasco Insulations, Inc.; the F.D Lawrence Electric Company; the Gage Company; the Gorman-Rupp Company; the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Thiem Corp.; Trane U.S., Inc.; UB West Virginia, Inc.; Union Carbide Chemical & Plastics Company; Uniroyal, Inc.; United Engineers & Constructors, Inc.; USX Corporation; Viacom, Inc.; Viking Pump, Inc.; Vimasco Corporation; WT/HRC Corporation/Whiting Corporation; Washington Group International; Weil-McLain Company; West Virginia Electric Supply; Yale Materials Handling Corporation; Yarway Corporation; and Zurn Industries, Inc.
The suit is filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, Charleston, WV.
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