7 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · December 11, 2008
Braaten v. Saberhagen Holdings (2008)
Vernon Braaten worked as a pipefitter on Navy ships from 1967 until 2002 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2003. He sued makers of pumps and valves (Buffalo Pumps, IMO as successor to DeLaval, Crane and Yarway), claiming they failed to warn of…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · May 28, 2008
Williams v. American Optical Corporation (2008)
A group of Florida plaintiffs, including a personal representative for Wayne Smith, sued American Optical and other companies for asbestosis, which is lung disease and pleural thickening from asbestos exposure. They filed suit before Florida's 2005…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 18, 2009 · in the opinion
O'neil v. Crane Co. (2009)
…General Electric Co. (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 830 \[71 Cal.Rptr.2d 817\] (Artiglio), on which the trial court here based its ruling, is no different. In that case, General Electric (GE) supplied bulk silicone…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 7, 2009 · in the opinion
Boudreaux v. Able Supply Co. (2009)
…Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere and Denegre, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, [\1266] CBS Corporation and General Electric Corporation. Alan K. Breaud, Breaud & Meyers, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Omega Protein, Inc. Forrest Ron Wilkes…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 2, 2009 · in the opinion
In re New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AC & S., Inc. (2009)
…Dalton was a plumber, Flynn was an iron worker, McNamara was a roofer, Troiano was a plumber/general contractor and Zeitler was a sailor/painter (see Comeford Aff. in Support of Consolidation OSC at ¶¶ 7-18…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 1, 2009 · in the opinion
Handley v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2009)
…purpose of judicial construction of a statute is to determine the meaning that comports most closely with the intent of the Legislature "\with the view to promoting rather than defeating the general purpose of the statute…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2009 · in the opinion
Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009)
…d\] that Soco West, Inc. is not subject to jurisdiction in the State of Washington." Plant Insulation Company presented a declaration from its general counsel. Based upon his personal knowledge, he averred that the company was…