49 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Virginia Supreme Court · March 6, 1981 · in the opinion
Locke v. Johns-Manville (1981)
…the defendants in the November 1978 order appealed from. The record shows that since approximately 1948 plaintiff had been employed as an industrial electrician by various contractors at sites in Virginia, New York and North Carolina…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · March 30, 1983 · in the opinion
Austin v. Unarco Industries, Inc. (1983)
…appears that the tests are the same, since, in general "\[o\]nce admiralty jurisdiction is established, then all of the substantive rules and precepts peculiar to the law of the sea become applicable." Brance v. Shumann…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · April 5, 1984 · in the opinion
Weinberg v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1984)
…Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof." 28 U.S.C…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · March 27, 1989 · in the opinion
Dube v. Pittsburgh Corning (1989)
…768 F.2d 1059 (9th Cir.1985) (relying in part on statute authorizing Surgeon General to release test data "at such times and to such extent as \[he\] may determine to be [\799] in the public…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · January 30, 1986 · in the opinion
Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (1986)
…a given industry. They are often set forth in some type of code, such as a building code or electrical code, or they may be adopted by the trade organization of a given industry. State of…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 10, 1985 · in the opinion
Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co. (1985)
…the refinery insulation business, or the insulation services provided to Pacific Gas and Electric Company; the court found that MacArthur acquired the necessary experience and knowledge in these specialized areas from employees of Western and the…
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Court case · Hawaii Supreme Court · May 3, 1984 · in the opinion
Nobriga v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (1984)
…P.2d 509 (1970), we noted that "\[t\]he general rule in measuring damages is \to give a sum of money to the person wronged which as nearly as possible, will restore him to the position…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · July 26, 1984 · in the opinion
Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1984)
…Cf. Andries v. General Motors Corp., 444 So.2d 1180, 1183 (La.1983) (affirming trial court's jury instructions that "manufacturer of a product must give an adequate warning of any danger inherent in any product…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court · March 8, 1985 · in the opinion
Devlin v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1985)
… 26, provides that the general rules against claim splitting are rendered inapplicable when: (b) The court in the first action has expressly reserved the plaintiff's right to maintain the second action or; (f) it is…
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Court case · Maine Supreme Judicial Court · October 15, 1986 · in the opinion
Bernier v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986)
…is an important limitation of the seller's liability. In general, "\[t\]he rule of strict liability subjects the seller to liability to [\540] the user or consumer even though he has exercised all possible care…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · July 13, 1988
Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. US (1988)
…the United States under General Agency Agreements marine engineer thirteen vessels owned by five shipowner defendants, including Sea-Land 1949-1978; seaman vessels owned and/or operated for the United States under General Agency Agreements 1943…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · January 12, 1984
Castorina v. Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc. (1984)
…under 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) and general maritime law. He claimed injury from asbestos exposure while unloading raw asbestos in burlap bags from Lykes ships between 1965 and 1972. The bags tore and leaked…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · January 10, 1985
White v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1985)
…barred. The court answered yes. Washington's statutes do not say when a claim accrues, so the general discovery rule applies. A survivor takes the decedent's rights, including the benefit of the discovery rule. Whether…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 8, 1987
Swogger v. Waterman SS Corp. (1987)
…contribution and indemnity are not barred by New York's General Obligations Law. Maritime Law and Navy Ships Worksites: engine rooms of some 13 vessels marine engineer engine rooms of some 13 vessels more than 35…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · October 3, 1989
Swogger v. Waterman SS Corp. (1989)
…on the high seas, admiralty law rather than state law applies to the related third-party contribution and indemnity claims, so New York General Obligations Law § 15-108 does not bar contribution. Fault, Apportionment and Settlement…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · November 28, 1988 · in the opinion
Menne v. Celotex Corp. (1988)
…113 (3d Cir.1985) (evidence of general use of Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos at job site was sufficient to allow jury to find Pittsburgh Corning to be a factor in causing the plaintiff's injury). \[13…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 30, 1984 · in the opinion
Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, A Div. of Litton (1984)
…injury to ship construction worker on board ship being constructed in navigable waters is maritime tort; but since ship construction contract "was non-maritime" and "neither \[plaintiff's\] general employment, nor his activities at the time…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · February 6, 1986 · in the opinion
Costello v. Unarco Industries, Inc. (1986)
…242.) Applying a rule of reasonableness it was concluded that the intent of the General Assembly was that the time within which the cause of action may be discovered cannot remain open-ended and that it…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia · July 31, 1986 · in the opinion
Saunders v. HK Porter Co., Inc. (1986)
…concerns over admiralty law's preemption of "state regulation of matters traditionally within the ambit of local control," 764 F.2d at 227. Tort law in general, including the statutes of limitation applicable in tort cases…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 22, 1986 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1986)
…they have already been punished enough. They stated to the trial judge that punitive damages serve to motivate "private attorneys general" to bring suit, but argued that persons injured by asbestos have motivation enough to sue…