Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation and Asbestos Corporation Limited filed an appeal (ARENA v. OWENS CORNING CORP. 74 Cal.Rptr.2d 580 (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 1178) after the courts awarded personal injury damages in a mesothelioma lawsuit filed by Angelo Arena. Arena received a mesothelioma diagnosis due to exposure to asbestos-containing products while working as a machinist and engineering technician at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington.

The California 1st District Court of Appeals reviewed Owens-Corning’s appeal and published its ruling on March 12, 1998. To read the appeals court’s decision, please visit the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Documents Database hosted by the mesothelioma lawyers at Hissey Kientz, LLP.