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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 2644 September Term, 2000 _______________________________

OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., ET AL.

V.

HARRY COOK, SR., ET AL.

_______________________________ Salmon, Krauser, Sharer, JJ. _______________________________ Opinion by Salmon, J.

Filed: October 30, 2002

This case concerns the late John Gianotti, a worker whose exposure to asbestos manufactured by appellant, Owens-Illinois, Inc. ("Owens-Illinois"), and others caused him to contract

mesothelioma.

Mr. Gianotti died from mesothelioma after trial but

before a final judgment was entered in this matter. Several of the important issues briefed and argued in this case were answered in a decision by the Court of Appeals in the case of John Crane, Inc. v. James Scribner, 369 Md. 369 (2002). At

issue in Scribner was the applicability of the "cap" statute set forth in section 11-1081 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings

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Section 11-108 reads, in relevant part, as follows: (a) Definitions.

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