Derrick Fontroy v. David S. Owens and Irene J. Pernsley and Gaetano Curione and Harry Moore, Derrick Dale Fontroy, I

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• concluding that the district court did not err in applying Pennsylvania law regarding the availability of damages in a sec. 1983 claim
• noting that plaintiff alleging civil rights violation based on exposure to asbestos must allege physical injury
• determining that Helling did not recognize a federal cause of action seeking monetary damages for the risk or fear of injury absent present physical harm
• “Federal law does not provide inmates, who suffer no present physical injury, a cause of action for damages for emotional distress allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos.”
• considering deliberate indifference claim based on asbestos exposure in prison
• considering deliberate indifference claim based on asbestos exposure in prison

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