22 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado · March 13, 1989 · in the opinion
Miller v. Celotex Corp. (1989)
…defendants. I conclude that plaintiff has failed to present sufficient persuasive evidence for a reasonable jury to rule in his favor on the running of the statute of limitations. See Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. v. Zenith…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia · July 19, 1984 · in the opinion
Joyce v. AC & s., Inc. (1984)
…asbestos insulation materials. Plaintiff, an industrial electrician who had worked with asbestos insulation from 1948 to 1972, claimed that inhalation of asbestos fibers and dust during that period had caused him to develop mesothelioma, a cancerous…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Asbestos-related pleural thickening: effect of threshold criteria on interpretation
This study, from the radiology department of Massachusetts General Hospital, examined how the rule for what counts as pleural thickening on a chest X-ray changes survey results. Chest radiographs from 1,216 workers at six…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Value of the lateral view in diagnosing pleural plaques
…assess the value of the lateral view in the diagnosis of pleural plaques, 2018 chest roentgenograms from the general population were scrutinized for such plaques. The lateral and posterior-anterior (PA) views were read separately and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Diseases associated with asbestos exposure. Diagnostic perspectives in forensic pathology
…from highest to lowest risk: direct occupational, indirect occupational, neighborhood, and household and family. They said the risk from general environmental exposure was not known. They described pleural effusions, pleural plaques, asbestosis, pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1985
Thoracic surgical problems in asbestos-related disorders
…received chemotherapy survived an average of 12.4 months. The authors judged their surgical experience with 23 lung cancer patients no different from lung cancer in general. They concluded that nearly all plaque operations could have…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · February 28, 1986 · in the opinion
Joyce v. AC and S., Inc. (1986)
No ordinary disease of life to which the general public is exposed outside of the employment shall be compensable, except: (1) When it follows as an incident of occupational disease as defined in this title; or…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Asbestos content of lung tissue in asbestos associated diseases: a study of 110 cases
…which are the hallmark of asbestos exposure, were present in the lungs of virtually everyone in the general population and present at increased levels in individuals with asbestos associated diseases. The highest numbers of AB occurred…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1989
Relationship of mortality, occupation, and pulmonary diffusing capacity to pleural thickening in the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
…pleural thickening, taking smoking into account. These results suggest that individuals in the general population who have occupational pleural thickening are at risk for some of the health consequences of asbestos work, including lung cancer, even…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia · October 20, 1981 · in the opinion
Large v. Bucyrus-Erie Co. (1981)
…was exposed to silica and asbestos dust while operating the machines. Of course, the general rule in Virginia is that the limitations period begins to run when the initial injury, even if relatively slight, is sustained…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · June 10, 1986 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
…Inc., Rapid American, Uni-Royal, Carolina Asbestos Co., J. Franklin Burke General Asbestos Co., Ruberoid Company, Keaseey Mattison Co., Asten Hill Manufacturing Co. Argued December 17, 1985. Filed June 10, 1986. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [\60…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · March 5, 1986 · in the opinion
Herber v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
…Asbestos Textile Institute Inc.; Uni-Royal Inc.; Carolina Asbestos Company; J. Franklin Burke Co.; General Asbestos Co.; Asbestos Textile Co.; Ruberoid Company Inc.; and John Doe(s). Appeal of EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellant in No…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 1, 1988 · in the opinion
H & H Plumbing Co. v. Indus. Comm'n (1988)
…on claimant's testimony regarding his work on the boilers and the appearance of the gaskets. The Commission also relied on the testimony of Norris, H & H's general foreman, that the gaskets contained asbestos. Moreover…
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Court case · New Jersey Supreme Court · August 1, 1989 · in the opinion
Mauro v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1989)
…in the evaluation of the damage claim against the defendant. In this way, to the extent that men can achieve justice through general rules, a just balance of the warring interests is accomplished. \[Citations omitted\]. Cf…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · July 22, 1988 · in the opinion
Millison v. EI du Pont de Nemours (1988)
…Ed. 610, 617 (1939); U.S. v. Trotter, 529, F.2d 806 (3d Cir.1976); State v. General Restoration Co., 42 N.J. 366, 375 (1964); State v. Sherwin, 127 N.J. Super. 370 (App.Div…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · June 3, 1985 · in the opinion
Gideon v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)
…Court has expressly held, in Turner v. General Motors Corporation,\[36\] that, although evidence of the expectations of the ordinary consumer and the care of a prudent manufacturer may be introduced at trial, "henceforth in the…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · April 13, 1989 · in the opinion
Kaiser v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1989)
…late 1985 or early 1986 that he suffered from asbestosis. The Kaisers filed this lawsuit seeking general and special damages for Kaiser's asbestos-related injuries on August 15, 1986. III. All parties accept in their…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · January 27, 1984 · in the opinion
Doe v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1984)
…June 27, 1978 is broad in its scope and is to be liberally construed,\[3\] but is not without its limitations. In its general provision it states: Courts of record, within their respective jurisdictions, shall have…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · April 13, 1982 · in the opinion
Director, Office OF Workers'comp. v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (1982)
…Corp. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently has held that the Director has standing to appeal because of his general administrative responsibility and his financial interest in the special fund…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · May 16, 1985 · in the opinion
Sheppard v. AC & S. Co. (1985)
…Daum on May 24, 1982. On the other hand, the defendants' position is [\1130] that the cause of action is time-barred due to presence of general symptoms, namely, shortness of breath, as early as 1974…