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  1. Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 3, 1998 · in the opinion

    Scheiding v. General Motors Corp. (1998)

    …230, 67 S.Ct. 1146, 91 L.Ed. 1447.) Accordingly, "\[p\]reemption fundamentally is a question of congressional intent." (English v. General Electric Co. (1990) 496 U.S. 72, 78-79, 110 S.Ct. 2270, 110…

  2. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 11, 1994 · in the opinion

    DiDio v. Philadelphia Asbestos Corp. (1994)

    …Hence, although we vacate the judgment entered against Fibreboard, this does not affect the validity of the judgment entered against O-I. See, e.g., General Electric Credit Corp. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 437 Pa…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. Court case · Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court · July 25, 1994 · in the opinion

    Ace Robbins, Inc. v. Wcab (bullock) (1994)

    …caused by two work-related exposures with two different employers. We agree that such a test is inappropriate to determine which of two employers is liable. General Electric Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Kosinski)…

  6. Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 23, 1994 · in the opinion

    Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994)

    …The specifications provide that the contractor is to comply with all safety regulations and eliminate hazards to its own and other workers and that all work is subject to general supervision and inspection by PG&E…

  7. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 2, 1994

    Atkinson v. Celotex Corp. (1994)

    …Service Refinery approximately 35 years; electrician Cities Service Refinery 22 years; various crafts Cities Service Refinery 18 years; pipe fitter Cities Service Refinery 35 years; general craft foreman Cities Service Refinery 32 years; laborer Cities Service…

  8. 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…

  9. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · January 31, 1990

    Kraciun v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1990)

    …Nemours & Co. plant, Clinton, Iowa Clinton 1953 onward (except Navy 1954-1958); service crew, general maintenance worker and electrical maintenance worker E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. plant, Clinton, Iowa Clinton 1948-1985; maintenance person…

  10. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 1998 · in the opinion

    Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (1998)

    …Bordelon's health. The trial court has much discretion in assessing general damages, and an appellate court should not modify the award unless it is beyond that which a reasonable trier of fact could assess for…

  11. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 30, 1999 · in the opinion

    Baker v. AC&S, Inc. (1999)

    …v. Gamble, 201 Pa. 289, 50 A. 971 (1902); Turton v. Powelton Electric Co., 185 Pa. 406, 39 A. 1053 (1898). Thus, "\[e\]ven if two parties were equally responsible for the plaintiff's injury, one…

  12. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 25, 1993 · in the opinion

    Dempsey v. Pacor, Inc. (1993)

    …1094 (1991). Appellees acknowledge this general pronouncement of law but contend that retroactive application should only occur when the issue at the center of the change in law has been properly preserved for review. Certainly appellants…

  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. Supreme Court · June 23, 1997 · in the opinion

    Metro-North Commuter R. Co. v. Buckley (1997)

    …harms suffered by a sympathetic individual plaintiff, so they must consider the general impact, on workers as well as employers, of the general liability rules they would thereby create. Here the relevant question concerns not simply…

  15. 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…

  16. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · August 22, 1991 · in the opinion

    Lilley v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1991)

    …asbestosis sufferers in general and specifically by a person with Mr. Lilley's type of symptoms. Id. at 41-46. Dr. Altschuler offered no testimony regarding Mr. Lilley's psychological profile nor the general psychological characteristics…

  17. Court case · Virginia Supreme Court · January 10, 1992 · in the opinion

    Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson (1992)

    …omitted). See also Ford Motor Co. v. Phelps, 239 Va. 272, 276, 389 S.E.2d 454, 457 (1990); General Motors Corp. v. Lupica, 237 Va. 516, 521, 379 S.E.2d 311, 314 (1989). Additionally…

  18. Court case · Colorado Supreme Court · February 16, 1993 · in the opinion

    Fibreboard Corp. v. Fenton (1993)

    …their set-off against the total judgment owed by other tortfeasors. Had the General Assembly intended this additional requirement to be met prior to set-off, it simply could have included a provision so requiring in…

  19. Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · February 17, 1993 · in the opinion

    Beeman v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Fund (1993)

    …convincing, and satisfactory evidence. Iowa Code § 668A.1. Beeman apparently agrees that punitive damages may not be assessed against Keene based on the general knowledge of the asbestos industry. Instead, there must be clear, convincing, and…

  20. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · June 30, 1992 · in the opinion

    Feldman v. Owens-Illinois (In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation, 1992)

    …statute: "There is no justification for rewarding recalcitrant non-settling defendants by permitting them to apply the General Obligations Law offset in a manner that reduces or even obliterates their own liability in cases where plaintiffs…