YOUNG v. AGCO CORPORATION

Civil Case No. 1:13-cv-00054-MR-DLH.

CAROLYN M. YOUNG and SARA WORKMAN, both Individually and as Co-Executrices of the Estate of FRANK VERNON MILLER, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. AGCO CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina, Asheville Division.

March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn M. Young, Plaintiff, represented by Kevin W. Paul , Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, Tiffany Newlin Dickenson , Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC & Janet Ward Black , Ward Black, P.A..

Sara Workman, Plaintiff, represented by Janet Ward Black , Ward Black, P.A., Kevin W. Paul , Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC & Tiffany Newlin Dickenson , Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC.

AGCO Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kevin Patrick Greene , Willcox & Savage, P.C. & Stephen Royce Jackson , Pretlow & Pretlow, PC.

American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kelly B. Jones , Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Defendant, represented by Timothy Peck , Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP.

Crane Co., Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

FMC Corporation, Defendant, represented by Peter A. Santos , Nexsen Pruet, PLLC.

Ford Motor Company, Defendant, represented by Christopher Ray Kiger , Smith Anderson & Kirk Gibson Warner , Smith Anderson.

Gardner Denver, Inc., Defendant, represented by Amy Church Drayton , Dean and Gibson.

Genuine Parts Company, Defendant, represented by Heather B. Adams , Alston & Bird LLP & Matthew Patrick McGuire , Alston & Bird LLP.

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Defendant, represented by Kenneth Kyre, Jr. , Pinto Coates Kyre & Bowers, PLLC.

Goulds Pumps, Inc., Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A., Charles Monroe Sprinkle, III , Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Scott E. Frick , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. & W. David Conner , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

H.B. Smith Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brian M. Love , Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP & William Andrew Bulfer , Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by John Thomas Holden , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcoat P.C. & Joseph Lawrence Nelson , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC.

Higbee, Inc., Defendant, represented by Hatcher B. Kincheloe, Jr. , Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe & Zachary V. Renegar , Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garafalo.

Honeywell International, Inc., Defendant, represented by H. Lee Davis, Jr. , Davis & Hamrick, L.L.P..

Ingersoll Rand Company, Defendant, represented by Timothy Peck , Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP.

John Crane, Inc., Defendant, represented by Stephen B. Williamson , Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A..

Kubota Tractor Corporation, Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

McNally Industries, LLC, Defendant, represented by Peter A. Santos , Nexsen Pruet, PLLC.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Keith E. Coltrain , Wall, Templeton & Haldrup, PA.

Pfizer, Inc., Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

Pneumo Abex LLC, Defendant, represented by Timothy W. Bouch , Leath Bouch Crawford & von Keller.

RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Hatcher B. Kincheloe, Jr. , Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, Jeremy Todd Canipe , Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe & Zachary V. Renegar , Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garafalo.

Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), LLC, Defendant, represented by Peter A. Santos , Nexsen Pruet, PLLC.

Toro Company, Defendant, represented by Sarah M. Bowman , Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A..

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

Union Carbide Corp, Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A., Charles Monroe Sprinkle, III , Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Scott E. Frick , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. & W. David Conner , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

A.W. Chesterton Company, Defendant, represented by Mark S. Thomas , Williams Mullen.

ASCO Valve, Inc., Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A., Charles Monroe Sprinkle, III , Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Scott E. Frick , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. & W. David Conner , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

Carver Pump Company, Defendant, represented by Sarah M. Bowman , Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A..

CBS Corporation, Defendant, represented by Jennifer M. Techman , Evert Weathersby Houff.

Crane Environmental, Inc., Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

Crosby Valve, Inc., Defendant, represented by Peter A. Santos , Nexsen Pruet, PLLC.

General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by Jennifer M. Techman , Evert Weathersby Houff.

Spence Engineering Company, Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A., Charles Monroe Sprinkle, III , Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Scott E. Frick , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. & W. David Conner , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

Spirax Sarco, Inc., Defendant, represented by John Thomas Holden , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcoat P.C. & Joseph Lawrence Nelson , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC.

William Powell Company, Defendant, represented by David B Oakley , POOLE MAHONEY PC.

A.W. Chesterton Company, Cross Claimant, represented by Mark S. Thomas , Williams Mullen.

American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Kelly B. Jones , Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Timothy Peck , Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP.

Genuine Parts Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Heather B. Adams , Alston & Bird LLP & Matthew Patrick McGuire , Alston & Bird LLP.

Goulds Pumps, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

H.B. Smith Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Brian M. Love , Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP & Christopher G. Lewis , The Law Office of Christopher G. Lewis, P.A..

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Joseph Lawrence Nelson , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC.

Higbee, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Hatcher B. Kincheloe, Jr. , Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe & Zachary V. Renegar , Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garafalo.

Ingersoll Rand Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Timothy Peck , Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Keith E. Coltrain , Wall, Templeton & Haldrup, PA.

Pneumo Abex LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Timothy W. Bouch , Leath Bouch Crawford & von Keller.

RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Hatcher B. Kincheloe, Jr. , Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe & Zachary V. Renegar , Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garafalo.

Toro Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Sarah M. Bowman , Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A..

Union Carbide Corp, Cross Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

ASCO Valve, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

Carver Pump Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Sarah M. Bowman , Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A..

Spence Engineering Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A..

Spirax Sarco, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Joseph Lawrence Nelson , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC.

William Powell Company, Cross Defendant, represented by David B Oakley , POOLE MAHONEY PC.

Carver Pump Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Sarah M. Bowman , Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A..

Crane Co., sued individually and as successor-in-interest to, Cross Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

Crane Environmental, Inc., sued individually and as successor-in-interest to, Cross Defendant, represented by Tracy Edward Tomlin , Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP.

FMC Corporation, sued individually and as successor-in-interest to, Cross Defendant, represented by Peter A. Santos , Nexsen Pruet, PLLC.

Ford Motor Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher Ray Kiger , Smith Anderson & Kirk Gibson Warner , Smith Anderson.

Gardner Denver, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Amy Church Drayton , Dean and Gibson.

Goulds Pumps, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Moffatt G. McDonald , Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. & Charles Monroe Sprinkle, III , Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A..

H.B. Smith Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Brian M. Love , Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP & William Andrew Bulfer , Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP.

Spirax Sarco, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by John Thomas Holden , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcoat P.C. & Joseph Lawrence Nelson , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC.

Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Peter A. Santos , Nexsen Pruet, PLLC.


ORDER

MARTIN REIDINGER, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant Higbee Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 100]; the Magistrate Judge's Memorandum and Recommendation regarding the disposition of such Motion [Doc. 115]; the Defendant's Objection to the Memorandum and Recommendation [Doc. 117]; the Plaintiffs' Response in opposition to the Defendant's Objection to the Memorandum and Recommendation [Doc. 118...

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