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· 10/10/1966

Illinois Power Co. v. Local Union No. 51, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Citations

  • 385 U.S. 850
  • 87 S. Ct. 78
  • 17 L. Ed. 2d 79
  • 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2883
  • 63 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2235

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  • finding that the inference drawn from the evidence “must not be based on - 20 - No. 12-5643 Vander Boegh v. EnergySolutions, Inc., et al. conjecture, speculation, or mere possibility”
  • “Under a federal test of the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, an inference must not be based on conjecture, speculation, or mere possibility.”
  • “More significant under traditional causation tests than the 11 question of mere exposure to [asbestos-containing] products is whether the exposure was 12 sufficiently sustained (or frequent
  • “More significant under traditional causation tests than the 22 question of mere exposure to [asbestos-containing] products is whether the exposure was 1 sufficiently sustained (or frequent
  • “More significant under traditional causation tests than the question of mere exposure to [asbestos-containing] products is whether the exposure was sufficiently sustained (or frequent) and intense to constitute a proximate cause of [the plaintiff’s] mesothelioma.”
  • “More 21 significant under traditional causation tests than the question of mere exposure to 22 [asbestos-containing] products is whether the exposure was sufficiently sustained (or 1 frequent) and intense to constitute a proximate cause of [the plaintiff’s] mesothelioma.”

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