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  1. Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · February 9, 1993 · in the opinion

    Didner v. Keene Corp. (1993)

    …of the action with prejudice, in distinction to the stipulations and orders in the record covering other defendants, including Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and General Electric, with whom plaintiff did, in fact, enter binding preverdict settlements…

  2. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · April 24, 1997 · in the opinion

    Conway v. Raymark Indus. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 1997)

    …Fed.Cir.1985); In re Upjohn Co. Antibiotic Cleocin Products Liability Litigation, 664 F.2d 114, 118 (6th Cir.1981); General Electric Co. v. Byrne, 611 F.2d 670, 673 (7th Cir.1979). Judge Weiner's…

  3. Court case · New York Court of Appeals · February 11, 1997

    Maltese v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 1997)

    …or obvious risk so great that harm is highly probable, with conscious indifference to the outcome. General awareness that high, prolonged asbestos exposure could cause injury did not meet that standard. Failure to Warn; Punitive Damages…

  4. Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York · November 5, 1996

    In re Prudential Lines, Inc. (1996)

    …extrinsic evidence did not resolve the ambiguity in "occurrence", so the term meant the general presence of asbestos on each PLI vessel in each triggered policy period. American Club could apply only one deductible per policy…

  5. Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York · June 10, 1992 · in the opinion

    In re Waterman SS Corp. (1992)

    …F.2d 401, 403 (Fed.Cir.1986); Brooks, supra, 124 B.R. at 445; In re General Oil Distributors, Inc., 68 B.R. 603 (Bkrtcy.E.D.N.Y. 1986). This is not to say § 1141…

  6. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · July 23, 1993 · in the opinion

    Maiorana v. United States Mineral Prods. Co. (In re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Lit., 1993)

    …in which HRH complained that the general contractor was not cleaning up the dust from the asbestos spraying. Although Castagna dismisses the examples of constructive notice as "these obscure references" which are "wholly insufficient as a…

  7. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · April 16, 1990 · in the opinion

    Simpson v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (1990)

    …Plaintiff's decedent, David Simpson, was employed at Rochester Gas and Electric Company from 1957 to 1988. His primary duties involved working on the steam piping system. This work brought him into extensive contact with asbestos…

  8. Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 14, 1994 · in the opinion

    Matter of Midland Ins. Co. (1994)

    …court's interpretation, because it is the continuing exposure to the harmful condition (stray voltage from electrical systems) which is the continuing "occurrence" that triggered all policies in effect while the exposure continued, not the continuation…

  9. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · April 6, 1995 · in the opinion

    Maiorana v. United States Mineral Prods. Co. (In re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Lit., 1995)

    …479 (1986). \[4\] Bjorn Hilt et al., Asbestos Exposure, Smoking Habits, and Cancer Incidence Among Production and Maintenance Workers in an Electrochemical Plant, 8 AM.J.INDUS.MED. 565, 571 (1985). \[5\] The court pointed out…

  10. Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · January 15, 1998

    Perry v. City of New York (1998)

    …the widow's motion, ruling she should have been allowed to amend the notice of claim to add a wrongful death cause of action against the City of New York. Under General Municipal Law § 50-e…

  11. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York · November 28, 1994

    Penny v. United Fruit Co. (1994)

    …citizen, developed mesothelioma and died in 1986 at age 44. She alleged asbestos exposure aboard the ships and sued under the Jones Act, general maritime law and New York law. The shipowners Cunard Steam, Elders, Royal…

  12. Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · February 18, 1992

    Rittenhouse v. St. Regis Hotel Joint Venture (1992)

    …She had survived cancer in 1982 and became very anxious about contracting mesothelioma. She sued the hotel owners, general contractor, asbestos removal subcontractors, architects and the liquidation company for emotional distress and "cancerphobia." The trial court…

  13. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · November 5, 1997 · in the opinion

    Ciletti v. Raymark Indus. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 1997)

    In general, filing a proof of claim would not appear to constitute settlement under § 15-108. The plaintiff's proffer of a release to the defendant has been called "the defining moment of settlement", In re…

  14. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · February 20, 1990 · in the opinion

    Grispo v. Eagle-Picher Indus. (In re Joint E. & S. Dist. New York Asbestos Lit., 1990)

    682, § 4, which was enacted after Casabianca and which extended the limitations period for persons injured by asbestos, and found a general legislative disposition favoring compensation of victims of asbestos exposure. This aim, the court reasoned…

  15. Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York · November 30, 1990 · in the opinion

    In re Joint Eastern & Southern Dist. Asbestos Lit. (1990)

    …Unliquidated Claims on File $4.794 billion Unpaid Settlements .434 billion 47,000 Future Claims 1.840 billion \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Total $7.068 billion\[3\] (1) The Trust, as movant, represented by its General Counsel, David T. Austern…

  16. Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · July 25, 1991 · in the opinion

    Mendelowitz v. Xerox Corp. (1991)

    …78 AD2d 834; Bertocci v Fiat Motors, 76 AD2d 779; Savitsky v General Motors Corp., 40 AD2d 1025). IAS agreed, stating that "\[p\]laintiff has not shown that other copier models are substantially similar to those…

  17. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · January 21, 1994 · in the opinion

    Tabolt v. Flintkote Co. (In re New York Asbestos Litigation, 1994)

    …at 982 F.2d 721 (2d Cir.1992), and the publication of numerous stories in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal — any well-informed citizen could possess general knowledge about Johns Manville, c.f.…

  18. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · April 1, 1996 · in the opinion

    Buckley v. Metro-North Commuter RR (1996)

    …that because of his fear and anger, he complained first to his supervisors and then to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Inspector General ("I.G.") about the asbestos in the tunnels. The district court said Buckley failed…

  19. Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York · December 10, 1992 · in the opinion

    In re Prudential Lines, Inc. (1992)

    …however, that Asbestosis Claimants' position misconstrues the general rules of insurance law and contractual interpretation applicable here. At the most basic level, the P & I policies that PLI purchased were yearly contracts for indemnification for losses…

  20. Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York · October 1, 1996 · in the opinion

    In re Waterman SS Corp. (1996)

    …on MALC. An even more persuasive basis for placing the burden of proof on MALC is the general rule that when the true facts relating to a dispute are particularly within the knowledge of one party…