Simmons v. Pacor, Inc.

Decided April 4, 1996. Stephen A. Zappala wrote the opinion for the court.

674 A.2d 232 · Cited 156 times

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• Sinn v. Burd · 404 A.2d 672
• Niederman v. Brodsky · 436 Pa. 401
• Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Disease Compensation Fund · 496 N.W.2d 247
• Ottavio v. Fibreboard Corp. · 617 A.2d 1296
• Volterano v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 639 A.2d 453
• Knaub v. Gotwalt · 422 Pa. 267
• Owens-Illinois v. Armstrong · 591 A.2d 544
• Caterinicchio v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. · 605 A.2d 1092
• Morrison v. Fibreboard Corp. · 630 A.2d 436
• Higginbotham v. Fibreboard Corp. · 630 A.2d 14
• Bubash v. Philadelphia Electric Co. · 717 F. Supp. 297
• Friedman v. F.E. Myers Co. · 706 F. Supp. 376

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