15 results for “Owens-Illinois”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 20, 1998
Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
Evelyn Ruckstuhl and her husband Richard sued several companies in Louisiana state court. They alleged she was diagnosed with mesothelioma in March 1996 from asbestos exposure in two ways: dust on her husband's work clothes from the Baton Rouge…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 2, 1994
Atkinson v. Celotex Corp. (1994)
…no manifest error or abuse of discretion, so the nine plaintiffs who appealed (or their heirs) and Faye Myers did not get higher damages or a consortium award against Owens-Illinois, Keene and INA. A jury…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 1998
Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (1998)
The court affirmed the jury verdicts for the plaintiffs against Owens-Corning Fiberglas (Kaylo insulation) and Rock Wool (One Shot cement), reversed the judgments against Garlock, A.W. Chesterton and Flexitallic, affirmed the judgments against Abadie…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 1996
Egan v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (1996)
The appeals court affirmed the bench-trial judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglass (OCF), including the $350,000 general damages award and the set-off ruling, and rejected the plaintiff's request for punitive damages under Ohio…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 14, 1994
Coates v. AC and S, Inc. (1994)
…admitted the OSHA and EPA publications, and denied Owens-Corning's motions on third-party medical payments, mental anguish and reverse bifurcation. Pre-comparative-fault law and equal ("by heads") apportionment governed the wrongful death claim…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · April 13, 1999 · in the opinion
Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999)
…dissent. \[\\] Kimball, J., not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2, § 3. \[1\] The other eight defendants are Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Combustion Engineering, Inc., Rapid American…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 4, 1991 · in the opinion
Bergeron v. Celotex Corp. (1991)
…Curtis E. Presley, III, John D. Cosmich, Forman, Perry, Watkins & Krutz, Jackson, Miss., for Owens-Illinois Corp. and Keene Corp. Francis P. Accardo, Montgomery, Varnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for Celotex Corp. Robert…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 22, 1998 · in the opinion
Rareshide v. Mobil Oil Corp. (1998)
…The videos, which were proffered by Mobil, allegedly show Mr. Rareshide performing some tasks at the fishing camp he owns with two other individuals. He is seen painting, applying sealant, and sanding his fishing camp without…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 28, 1998
Re' v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998)
Diana Re' sued Owens-Corning, Garlock, W.R. Grace, Flintkote and others in Orleans Parish. She alleged she developed mesothelioma from asbestos dust carried home on her father's work clothes during her childhood, from 1963…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 20, 1994
Quick v. Murphy Oil Co. (1994)
The appeals court reversed the $46,000 contribution judgment that the trial court had entered for Owens Corning Fiberglas against Garlock, because Quick's exposure to Garlock's asbestos products was trivial and not a cause…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · November 25, 1997
Gauthe v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (1997)
…and the trial court agreed. On appeal, the plaintiffs and Owens Corning argued that the law in effect when Gauthe was exposed should apply, which would allow negligence suits against executive officers. The appeals court disagreed…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 19, 1997
Potter v. Patterson (1997)
The widow and children of John Potter sued Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) and many other companies and individuals. They alleged he died of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure over many years of work for NOPSI. The plaintiffs settled with MSA alone…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · May 28, 1992 · in the opinion
Cole v. Celotex Corp. (1992)
…contribution claims, the trial judge in Champagne relied upon the Fifth Circuit's holding in Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 528 So.2d 716 (La.App. 5th Cir.), writ denied, 531…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 18, 1998 · in the opinion
Meredith v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (1998)
…exposure to silica dust while employed from 1969 through 1975. The First Circuit Court has also dealt with this issue in a case involving a death caused by occupational inhalation of asbestos. In Owens v. Martin…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 24, 1999
Lilley v. Board OF Sup'rs OF State Univ. (1999)
…Board of Supervisors, and reversed the $12,000 per plaintiff medical monitoring awards. A defendant that knows a building contains asbestos and lets people work there without warning them owes a duty to warn, and mental…