6 results for “General Electric”
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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…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
Re: Mesothelioma in railroad machinists
…800,000 tremolite fibers per gram of dry lung. The general-population 95th percentile for amosite plus crocidolite was 10,000 fibers per gram of dry lung. The authors stated that the amosite plus crocidolite values…
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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…
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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…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 28, 1996 · in the opinion
Jenkins v. T & N Plc (1996)
…defendants, including T&N. The complaint contained causes of action for strict liability and loss of consortium. In addition to general and special damages, the Jenkinses sought damages for loss of earnings, income and earning capacity. ...…
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Court case · Alabama Court of Civil Appeals · September 24, 1999 · in the opinion
Wilkerson v. Burlington Northern RR Company (1999)
…not sufficient to warrant making a diagnosis of pulmonary asbestosis." Dr. Shelton's medical records reflect that Wilkerson had obtained an annual general physical examination from him over the past 10 years, and they indicated Dr…