6 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · March 13, 2008
Woody v. AW Chesterton Company (2008)
Wayne Woody, an insulator, and his wife Rebecca sued dozens of companies after he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006; he died shortly after the suit was filed. In 1979 the Woodys had sued 25 companies over his asbestosis and settled in…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 10, 2006
Boyle v. Certainteed Corporation (2006)
…judgment for CertainTeed, holding San Francisco's General Order No. 157 invalid, and remanded; plaintiffs recovered costs. A local court's general order allowing expedited summary judgment in asbestos cases on 60 days' notice, supported only…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 26, 2001 · in the opinion
Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)
… John Crane, Inc.; DAP, Inc.; Fibreboard Corporation; GAF Corporation; General Refractories Company; Harbison-Walker Refractories Company; Harcros Chemicals, Inc., as Successor-in-Interest to Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company; Kaiser Refractories, A Division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · August 25, 2005 · in the opinion
Summers v. Certainteed Corp. (2005)
…is highly practical. Therefore, this decision is applicable only to asbestos-related cases and not to summary judgment cases in general. ¶ 5 Essentially, plaintiffs ask this Court en banc to overrule the panel decision in Quate…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 13, 2009 · in the opinion
Silvestro v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2009)
…to chrysotile." \[3\] Although Silvestro again worked in construction after his career as boiler repairman, the evidence showed that use of asbestos in construction materials (and in general) was being curtailed by the 1970's, and…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · October 16, 2007 · in the opinion
Hicks v. Biltrite (2007)
…1126 (R.I. 2001) (citations omitted); Volino v. General Dynamics, 539 A.2d 531, 532-533 (R.I 1988). The moving party bears the initial burden of establishing that no genuine issues of material fact exist…