PATRICIA RICKICKI INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID RICKICKI DECEASED PLAINTIFF APPELLANT v. BORDEN CHEMICAL DIVISION OF BORDEN INC ET AL DEFENDANTS (2018)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

PATRICIA A. RICKICKI, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID P. RICKICKI, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF–APPELLANT, v. BORDEN CHEMICAL, DIVISION OF BORDEN, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS,

UNIMIN CORPORATION AND U.S. SILICA COMPANY, DEFENDANTS–RESPONDENTS. MICHAEL C. CROWLEY AND SHARON M. CROWLEY, PLAINTIFFS–APPELLANTS, v. C–E MINERALS, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, UNIMIN CORPORATION, UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC., MEYERS CHEMICALS, U.S. SILICA COMPANY, MALVERN MINERALS COMPANY, FERRO CORPORATION, NYCO MINERALS COMPANY AND CHARLES B. CHRYSTAL CO., INC., DEFENDANTS–RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

CA 15–02156

Decided: March 16, 2018

PRESENT:  WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CARNI, DEJOSEPH, AND CURRAN, JJ.

PAUL WILLIAM BELTZ, P.C., BUFFALO (WILLIAM A. QUINLAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF–APPELLANT. NATHAN A. SCHACHTMAN, ESQ., P.C., NEW YORK CITY (NATHAN A. SCHACHTMAN OF COUNSEL), BOND SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC, BUFFALO, AND SMITH, MURPHY & SCHOEPPERLE, LLP, FOR DEFENDANTS–RESPONDENTS UNIMIN CORPORATION, UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC., MEYERS CHEMICALS, AND U.S. SILICA ANSPACH MEEKS ELLENBERGER LLP, BUFFALO (DAVID M. STILLWELL OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–RESPONDENT MALVERN MINERALS COMPANY. BARCLAY DAMON LLP, BUFFALO (VINCENT G. SACCOMANDO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT–RESPONDENT FERRO CORPORATION. GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP, ROCHESTER (RAUL E. MARTINEZ OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS–RESPONDENTS NYCO MINERALS COMPANY AND CHARLES B.