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· 1/26/1982

Starling v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

Citations

  • 533 F. Supp. 183
  • 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12259

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • refusing to apply market share in an asbestos case because “[t]he injuries caused by asbestos exposure are not restricted to asbestos products — other products, such as cigarettes, may have caused or contributed to the injury”
  • “Market share liability ... eliminates proof of causation strictly for public policy reasons.”
  • relaxation of identification requirements should be left to the legislature
  • court considering theories in asbestos related injury
  • court considering theories in asbestos related injury
  • Georgia would not adopt market share liability

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Judges: Alaimo

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