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  1. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · June 9, 1999

    Harder v. ACandS (1999)

    The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment to General Electric, holding Iowa's statute of repose barred the Harders' claims against GE, and remanded for further proceedings. Under Iowa law, asbestos…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · June 30, 1999 · in the opinion

    White v. CBS Corp. (1999)

    …annexation" means a joinder or uniting of a chattel with realty for a specific purpose—here use of the turbines to generate electricity—coupled with the owner's intent to enhance the freehold by the improvement…

  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. Medical study · Medical research · 1998

    Risk of cancer among Danish utility workers--a nationwide cohort study

    …with 2,825 expected, yielding a small but significantly increased risk of 1.06 (95% confidence interval 1.03-1.10) among the utility workers in comparison with the general population. No excess was observed for…

  8. 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…

  9. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · March 11, 1999 · in the opinion

    North American Refractory Co. v. Easter (1999)

    …909] Under Alabama law, proof of proximate causation is an essential element for both products liability and negligence claims. See Taylor v. General Motors Corp., 707 So.2d 198, 202 (Ala.1997) (products liability); Rutley v…

  10. Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · March 18, 1993 · in the opinion

    Campbell v. AC Equipment Services Corporation, Inc. (1993)

    …TGM, alleged they were employed by TGM to perform work for A.C. Equipment and Springfield's City Water, Light and Power Division at an electricity generating station known as Lakeside Two. A.C. Equipment, a…

  11. Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · January 19, 1994 · in the opinion

    Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1994)

    …neither prosecuted the action against OCF nor has attempted to extract a large penalty for the purpose of raising revenue. We find a clear distinction between the Fund and the general state treasury. See Burke v…

  12. Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · August 7, 1991 · in the opinion

    Money v. Manville Corp. Asbestos Comp. Fund (1991)

    …997 (1987). Just as the General Assembly has recognized that the proximate cause of injuries which are attributable to medical negligence are ordinarily only determinable by expert medical knowledge, this Court has held that expert medical…

  13. Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · July 21, 1995 · in the opinion

    Jadlowski v. Owens Corning (1995)

    …decision to admit this evidence rested in the sound discretion of the trial court, and the judge's decision will not be disturbed unless manifestly unjust. Ratner v. General Motors Corp., 241 N.J. Super. 197…

  14. Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 23, 1996 · in the opinion

    Kellogg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (1996)

    …two statutes, a court must construe the statutes in the context of the entire statutory system of which they are a part in order to achieve harmony with other statutes on the same general subject. This…