ADAMS v. ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC

Civil No. 11-857-GPM.

LEONARD R. ADAMS and MARIAN M. ADAMS, Plaintiffs, v. ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois.

January 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard R Adams, Plaintiff, represented by Ryan J. Mahoney , Goldenberg Heller et al..

Leonard R Adams, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth V. Heller , Goldenberg Heller et al..

Marian M Adams, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth V. Heller , Goldenberg Heller et al..

Armstrong International, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel G. Donahue , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

Avocet Enterprises, Inc., formerly known as, Defendant represented by Gregory L. Cochran , McKenna Storer.

Beazer East, Individually and as successor-in-interest to Theim and as successor-in-interest to Universal Refractories, Defendant represented by Curtis R. Bailey , Kurowski, Bailey et al..

Borg-Warner Corporation, by its Successor-in-Interest Borg-Warner Morse Tec Inc., Defendant represented by Mary Ann Hatch , Herzog, Crebs et al..

Bridgestone/Firestone America's Holding, Inc., Defendant, represented by Thomas R. Woodrow , Holland & Knight, LLP — Chicago.

CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corp. f/ka Viacom, Inc, successor by merger to CBS Corp, a Pennsylvania Corp., f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Defendant represented by Daniel G. Donahue , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

Carboline Company, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Certainteed Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC, Defendant, represented by Robert Spitkovsky, Jr. , Johnson & Bell.

Cleaver-Brooks, a division of Aqua-Chem, Inc., Defendant represented by Daniel J. O'Connell , O'Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns L.L.C..

Cleaver-Brooks, a division of Aqua-Chem, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jackie W. Miller , O'Connell, Tivin, et al..

Crane Co., Defendant, represented by Susan Gunty , Gunty & McCarthy.

Dap, Inc., Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

D & F Distributing, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Dravo Corporation, Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

Elliott Turbomachinery Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel G. Donahue , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

Essex Specialty Products, LLC, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Ferro Engineering, a Division of Oglebay Norton, Defendant represented by A. J. Bronsky , Brown & James.

Ford Motor Company, Defendant, represented by David W. Ybarra , Greensfelder, Hemker et al. — Belleville.

Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

Gardner-Gibson, Inc., as Successor-in-Interest to Gibson Homans Company, Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by Anita M. Kidd , Armstrong Teasdale — St. Louis.

General Refractories Company, Genuine Parts Company, also known as NAPA Auto Parts Defendants, represented by Raymond R. Fournie , Armstrong Teasdale LLP-St Louis.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brenda G. Baum , Hepler Broom LLC.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Orris , Williams Venker & Sanders LLC.

Hitco Carbon Composites, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel G. Donahue , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

Honeywell Inc, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Honeywell International, Inc., Successor-in-Interest to The Bendix Corporation, Defendant represented by Nicole C. Behnen , Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC.

Imo Industries, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Industrial Holding Corporation, formerly known as, Defendant represented by Brenda G. Baum , Hepler Broom LLC.

Ingersoll-Rand Company, Defendant, represented by Brenda G. Baum , Hepler Broom LLC.

ITT Corporation, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey E. Rogers , McGuire Woods, LLP.

J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Mary Ann Hatch , Herzog, Crebs et al..

John Crane, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jackie W. Miller , O'Connell, Tivin, et al..

John Deere Company, Defendant, represented by Matthew J. Fischer , Schiff, Hardin et al..

Kentile Floors, Inc., Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

Mack Trucks Inc, Defendant, represented by Curtis R. Picou , Crivello Carlson Picou & Andrekanic LLC.

Maremont Corporation, Defendant, represented by David W. Ybarra , Greensfelder, Hemker et al. — Belleville.

McKesson Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Motion Control Industries Inc, Defendant, represented by Curtis R. Bailey , Kurowski, Bailey et al..

National Service Industries, Inc., formerly known as, Defendant represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Navistar, Inc., formerly known as, International Harvester Company, Defendant, Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Nooter Corporation, Defendant, represented by Douglas M. Nieder , Lewis, Rice et al. — St. Louis, MO.

PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brenda G. Baum , Hepler Broom LLC.

Pfizer, Inc., Defendant, represented by David W. Ybarra , Greensfelder, Hemker et al. — Belleville.

Plastics Engineering Company, Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

Pneumo Abex Corporation, as successor-in-interest to Abex Corporation, Defendant represented by Thomas L. Orris , Holland & Knight, LLP — Chicago.

Riley Power, Inc., formerly known as, Defendant represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Rockwell Automation, Inc., Individually and Successor-in-Interest to Rostone Corporation, Defendant represented by Curtis R. Bailey , Kurowski, Bailey et al..

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Square D a Brand of Schneider Electric, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

Sterling Fluid Systems USA, LLC, Defendant, represented by Robert J. Meyer , Swanson Martin & Bell LLP.

Superior Boiler Works, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel G. Donahue , Foley & Mansfield, PLLP.

Terex Corporation, Defendant, represented by Brenda G. Baum , Hepler Broom LLC.

Trane US, Inc., formerly known as, Defendant represented by Brenda G. Baum , Hepler Broom LLC.

Union Carbide Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kent L. Plotner , Heyl, Royster et al. — Edwardsville.

William Powell Company, Defendant, represented by Gregory L. Cochran , McKenna Storer.

Yarway Corporation, Defendant, represented by Kevin B. Dreher , Morgan Lewis.

York International Corporation, Defendant, represented by Mary Ann Hatch , Herzog, Crebs et al..

Zurn Industries, LLC, Defendant, represented by William F. Mahoney , Segal, McCambridge et al..

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Defendant, represented by Charles L. Joley , Joley, Nussbaumer, et al..


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

G. PATRICK MURPHY, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the motion for remand and amended motion to remand to state court brought by Plaintiffs Leonard R. Adams and Marian M. Adams (Docs. 26, 28). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants' negligence and failure to warn resulted in Leonard Adams's asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. This case was originally filed in the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial...

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