4 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · July 16, 1998
Harder v. ACandS, Inc. (1998)
The federal district court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, holding that Iowa's fifteen-year statute of repose did not bar the Harders' claims against GE over asbestos insulation blankets. Under Iowa Code…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · September 1, 1998
Sporio v. Wcab (Songer Const.) (1998)
Lawrence Sporio worked as a bricklayer for about twenty-five years. In 1983 he filed workers' compensation claims against several employers. A referee found he had been exposed to silica, asbestos and other dusts and had mixed dust pneumoconiosis,…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 22, 1999
Miller v. Foster Wheeler Co. (1999)
Creighton Miller, as administrator of the estates of seamen William Blecker and Willie Holmes, sued a large group of manufacturers and shipping companies. Blecker was diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 1989 and died in October 1992. Holmes was…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · March 23, 1993
Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd. (1993)
…suppliers under comparative fault, and otherwise affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff estate. Punitive damages are not available in a general maritime law unseaworthiness action for the wrongful death of a seaman. Indemnity and contribution among…