Date: 03-02-2000

Case Style: Christine Nunez, individually and as executrix of the Estate of and on Behalf of the Late Earlon Nunez v. Owens Corning Corporation, et al.

Case Number: 98-70432

Judge: Byron Hebert

Court: 15th Judicial District Court, Vermillion Parish, Louisiana

Plaintiff's Attorney: Alan B. Rich, Jennifer A. Kinder, Rick Nemeroff, and Lawrence Gettys of Baron & Budd, Dallas, Texas

Defendant's Attorney: A. Wendell Stout, III and Kym K. Keller of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P.

Description: Products Liability - Earlon Nunez, age 49, died of mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $1.2 million against Flexitallic, Inc.

Plaintiff's Experts: Dr. Richard Lemen, Duluth, Georgia, epidemiologist; Dr. Ronald Lahasky, Erath, Louisiana, treating physician; Dr. G. Richard Thompson, Clemson, South Carolina, economist; and Dr. Emil Laga, New Iberia, Louisiana, pathologist

Defendant's Experts: Daniel M. Cliffe, CPA; Dr. Richard Lee, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, expert in airborne asbestos; and Dr. David Egilman, Braintree, Massachusetts, epidemiologist.

Comments: None