20 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · January 27, 2009
Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (2009)
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for General Motors, Cincinnati Gas & Electric and General Electric, and the executor of Dennis Martin's estate lost on all claims. Under Kentucky law, a negligence claim needs evidence that…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 14, 2006 · in the opinion
Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (2006)
…responsible for taking asbestos fiber from bags and mixing it in five gallon buckets with a substance called Glyptal, which was made by General Electric. He then applied the mixture to the generator's spark plugs. {…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · August 31, 2009 · in the opinion
Funk v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2009)
…Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.; FXY, Inc.; Gardner Denver, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Co.; General Gasket Corp.; General Refractories Co.; Genuine Parts Co.; Georgia-Pacific, LLC; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Gorman-Rupp Co.; Goulds Pumps, Inc.…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · September 3, 2009 · in the opinion
Fuller v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2009)
…Denver, Inc.; Gardner-Gibson, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Gibson Homans Co.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Co.; Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Glidden Co.; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Gould Pumps; Griffin Wheel Co.; Hanson Pipe & Products Minnesota…
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Court case · Michigan Court of Appeals · January 11, 2007 · in the opinion
Chapin v. A & L Parts, Inc. (2007)
…125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993),\[2\] and its progeny, Gilbert v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 470 Mich. 749, 685 N.W.2d 391 (2004), General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136, 118 S.Ct. 512…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · October 31, 2008
Kummer v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…remained on causation, and granted Ford's and GM's unopposed motions, so Mrs. Kummer's claims against Viacom go forward. Under general maritime law, using the Pennsylvania-based "regularity, frequency and proximity" test, direct evidence…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · August 24, 2009 · in the opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Grenier (2009)
…deprived the trial judge of the opportunity to deal with the problem when it arose. Such inaction is deemed a waiver of any resulting error for appellate purposes. (Emphasis added.); Delaware Electric Coop., Inc. v. Duphily…
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Court case · Alabama Supreme Court · December 20, 2002
General Motors Corp. v. Kilgore (2002)
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the trial court's denial of summary judgment and rendered judgment for General Motors, holding the Kilgores' claims preempted by the Federal Locomotive Inspection Act; two justices dissented. The Federal Locomotive…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · February 4, 2009
General Motors Corporation v. Grenier (2009)
The Delaware Supreme Court remanded to the motion judge to reconsider the admissibility of the plaintiffs' general causation experts (Drs. Dodson and Lemen) because his factual findings misstated the record, leaving GM and Ford's challenge…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · April 8, 2009
Grenier v. General Motors Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2009)
…despite factual errors in its earlier opinion, it properly denied General Motors' and Ford's motion to exclude plaintiffs' general causation expert testimony, so Grenier's experts remained admissible. A plaintiff's expert need not disprove…
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Court case · Arkansas Supreme Court · July 5, 2002
Chavers v. General Motors Corp. (2002)
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's summary judgment for General Motors, AlliedSignal and Ford, rejecting the claims of Deidra Chavers over her husband's mesothelioma death. Arkansas adopts the 'frequency, regularity, and proximity…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 5, 2007
Cepeda v. AC&S, Inc. (2007)
The trial court denied Ford's and General Motors' motion to exclude the CCAR S/P2 training materials, granted their motion to exclude other CCAR web site material and the videotape, and granted plaintiff Cepeda's…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 10, 2006
Berger v. Amchem Prods. (2006)
The court denied DaimlerChrysler's motions (joined by Ford and General Motors) to preclude evidence that brake and clutch dust causes asbestos disease, to dismiss the complaints, and for a Frye hearing, so the plaintiffs (Berger…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · February 7, 2005
Clare v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (2005)
The Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Saberhagen Holdings and General Motors, holding that the estate's claims over Clifford Clare's mesothelioma death were time-barred, and the estate lost. Under Washington's discovery…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 24, 2002
Vaughn v. Ford Motor Co. (2002)
The court of appeals affirmed the take-nothing judgment for Ford, General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Allied Signal, Borg-Warner and Uniroyal, holding the exclusion of plaintiff's experts was an abuse of discretion but harmless because…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · January 30, 2004
Roca v. EI du Pont de Nemours and Co. (2004)
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's summary judgment for DuPont, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and Rhone-Poulenc, holding that Roca waived his Section 343 claim by not raising it in his opening brief. An…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · July 31, 2002
In re Federal-Mogul Global, Inc. (2002)
Tens of thousands of people sued in state courts across the country, claiming that asbestos in friction products such as brake pads gave them or their relatives mesothelioma, lung, laryngeal or esophageal cancer, or asbestosis. They sued makers and…
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Court case · South Carolina Supreme Court · April 30, 2007
Henderson v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2007)
James Henderson, a North Carolina resident, and his wife sued several manufacturers in South Carolina. They claimed he developed mesothelioma from asbestos-containing products he encountered working for many years as a boilermaker, pipefitter and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 13, 2003
Polito v. Burns Int'l Services Corp. (Matter of Asbestos Litig., 2003)
…repaired over a number of years. The remaining defendants were Burns International (formerly Borg-Warner), DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors, all involved in making or distributing brake products. Before trial, they moved to exclude certain evidence…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 10, 2007
Caradonna v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2007)
Joseph Caradonna worked for the Long Island Railroad from 1949 to 1977 as a mechanic's helper, welder, train car inspector, coach cleaner and assistant foreman. He claimed he was exposed to asbestos from brake shoes, gaskets and other materials. He…