Federal Judge Denies Flintkote Motion for Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

CHICAGO - A federal judge has determined that it's up to a jury to decide whether a former insulator's death was caused by his past exposure to products the manufacturer claims did not produce enough asbestos dust to cause the alleged harm. Flood v. Owens-Illinois and The Flintkote Company, No. 86-8947 (N.D. Ill.).

In a decision denying summary judgment to The Flintkote Company, U.S. District Judge Charles P. Kocoras ruled April 4 that circumstances surrounding the alleged link between the company's products and plaintiff Maurice Flood's mesothelioma create an issue of fact the precludes a finding of judgment on Flintkote's …