9 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 20, 2015
Oddo v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd. (2015)
…affirmed Ford's liability, reallocated fault to Ford 65%, Union Carbide 25% and Higgins 10%, and amended the survival damages award against Ford, so the plaintiffs lost against Southern Talc but kept their judgment against Ford…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 31, 1990
Celotex Corp. v. Tate (1990)
…and mixed sacks of raw chrysotile asbestos, and was also exposed while working as an electrician. Union Carbide settled during trial for $900,000. A jury then returned actual and punitive damages against George Rowley, Inc…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of New York · August 1, 2012
Tycz v. Asbeka Industries OF New York, Inc. (2012)
…It argued that the New York defendants, including Niagara Insulations (an alleged supplier of Johns Manville products) and Union Carbide (alleged to have supplied asbestos fibers to Johns Manville), had been fraudulently joined to defeat diversity…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 31, 2006
Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2006)
The surviving spouse and five adult children of Namon Joshua, Jr., a carpenter who died of lung cancer in 2001, sued several premises owners. He also had asbestos-related pleural plaques. He worked for contractors at the Waterford power plants in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 28, 2022 · in the opinion
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…the defendant; (2) the thing had a vice or defect which created an unreasonable risk of harm; and (3) the injuries were caused by this defect.'" Smith v. Union Carbide Corp., No. 13-6323, 2014 WL…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 16, 2017
Cunningham v. Aerco Intl. (2017)
Eleven plaintiffs, or their estates, in New York City asbestos litigation had sued many defendants. Eight alleged mesothelioma and three alleged lung cancer. Their lawyers asked the court to try the cases together in two large groups, or…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · December 9, 2010 · in the opinion
Larson v. Bondex Int'l (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2010)
\[6\] Defendant Union Carbide is sued as a "supplier defendant" for supplying asbestos fiber that was incorporated into other products, in this case as a supplier to Defendant Georgia-Pacific for use in its joint compound…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 29, 2011
Adams v. Ford Motor Company (2011)
Richard Adams, a self-described shade tree mechanic, died of mesothelioma. His wife and three children sued many defendants, including Ford Motor Company. They alleged he was exposed to asbestos dust while replacing brake pads on his vehicles, five…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · November 22, 2010
Larson v. Georgia Pacific (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2010)
Dianna Larson was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006. She and her husband sued Georgia Pacific, Union Carbide, Bondex and others. They alleged she was exposed to chrysotile asbestos in joint compound while building two homes in…