8 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 · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 8, 1998 · in the opinion
Ford Motor v. Wood (1998)
…a duty to warn of dangers inherent in maintaining and repairing the manufacturer's products, do not persuade us to the contrary. Bich v. General Electric Co., 27 Wash.App. 25, 614 P.2d 1323 (1980)…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · April 4, 1996 · in the opinion
Simmons v. Pacor, Inc. (1996)
…Bubash v. Philadelphia Electric Company, 717 F.Supp. 297 (M.D.Pa.1989) (emotional distress resulting [\678] from fear of contracting cancer is not recoverable absent physical injury); Friedman v. General Electric Company, 706 F.Supp…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 7, 1998 · in the opinion
ACandS v. Abate (1998)
The Western Electric plant was comprised of several buildings and was approximately three miles long and one-and-one-quarter miles deep. Morrow indicated that he worked primarily in the wire insulation building until he became…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · September 4, 1991 · in the opinion
O'brien v. National Gypsum Co. (1991)
…any other evidence which the proponent can procure through reasonable efforts; and (C) the general purposes of these rules and the interests of justice will best be served by admission of the statement into evidence. However…
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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…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1994
Asbestos hazard evaluation in South Korean textile production
…practices, and the results of personal asbestos dust monitoring at five representative textile production workstations. In general, manufacturers and regulatory agencies have not taken the precautions necessary to adequately protect employee health and meet international standards…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · May 9, 1991 · in the opinion
Wehmeier v. Unr Industries, Inc. (1991)
…OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Solomon stated it was his general impression that the level of asbestos used at UNARCO's Bloomington plant was not safe. Solomon stated he never saw chrysotile asbestos ground…