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  1. 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…

  2. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 21, 2004

    Jessop v. Acf Industries, LLC (2004)

    …Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka shops and rail yard; Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Topeka electrician Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka sixteen year career

  3. Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 4, 2008 · in the opinion

    Taylor v. Union Carbide Corporation (2008)

    …Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, f/k/a/Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Certainteed Corporation; C.H. Murphy/Clark-Ullman, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Fraser's Boiler Service, Inc.; General Electric Company; Georgia-Pacific Corporation…

  4. Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 25, 2009 · in the opinion

    Campbell v. American Standard, Inc. (2009)

    …difficult if not impossible, is irrelevant to the determination whether the forum is suitable unless \the alternative forum provides no remedy at all.' \[Citations.\]" (Guimei v. General Electric Co. (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 689, 696.)…

  5. Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · August 2, 2006 · in the opinion

    Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Benjamin (2006)

    …default on another person."\[7\] Binnix v. Johns-Manville Products Corp., 593 F.Supp. 1180, 1182 (Md. 1984) (quoting Stewart v. United Electric Light and Power Co., 104 Md. 332, 343, 65 A. 49, 53 (1906))…

  6. Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 29, 2007 · in the opinion

    Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation (2007)

    …The court explained that the employer was a "sophisticated organization" and it did not have to be "told that gasoline is volatile and that sparks from an electrical connection or friction can cause ignition." (Ibid.) Subsequently…

  7. Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · May 3, 2005 · in the opinion

    Benjamin v. Union Carbide Corporation (2005)

    …100 (1865), enacted Ch. 299 of the Acts of 1852, which was "almost a literal transcript of Lord Campbell's act.\[7\]" Stewart v. United Electric Light & Power Co., 104 Md. 332, 334 (1906). The act…

  8. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 1, 2009

    Union Carbide Corporation v. Smith (2009)

    …Texas City; Hexion (Smith-Douglas) facility, Texas City, Texas City pipefitter and general laborer Union Carbide Texas City plant Texas City; pipefitter Union Carbide Texas City plant Texas City; pipefitter Hexion (Smith-Douglas) facility, Texas City…

  9. Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · September 6, 2006

    Fernandez v. Union Carbide Corp. (2006)

    …raising evidence issues. At trial, medical records from his general physician's chart surfaced that neither side had seen before, including a pulmonologist's report. The trial court admitted that report but excluded handwritten notes of…

  10. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion

    Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)

    Accordingly, we hold that Zachry breached its general duty, under the facts and circumstances of this case, to Mrs. Chaisson by putting her in foreseeable risk [\190] of contracting an asbestos related disease from household exposure…

  11. 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…

  12. 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…

  13. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 9, 2009 · in the opinion

    Bourque v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2009)

    …Kuchler, Polk, Schell, etal., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, General Motors, Ford Motor Company. Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, MARC T. AMY and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges. AMY, Judge. Former employee and wife brought…

  14. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · April 18, 2006 · in the opinion

    Conwed Corp. v. Union Carbide Corp. (2006)

    …Conwed and Union Carbide at fault for causing injuries to six of those employees, and awarded common law damages, including general disability and loss of future earning capacity. In accordance with Tyroll v. Private Label Chemicals…

  15. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · August 5, 2009 · in the opinion

    Anderson v. Bondex Int'l (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2009)

    …address the standards pertaining to relation back, and then proceed to apply those standards to the case before us. Relation Back in General Relation back is governed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c) which provides…

  16. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 25, 2009 · in the opinion

    Ross v. Union Carbide Corporation (2009)

    …the parties also stated their intentions in broad but general terms: It is the intent and purpose of this agreement that at no time will the Releasees be called upon to pay any further sum or…

  17. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 2009 · in the opinion

    DiBenedetto v. Noble Drilling Company (2009)

    …article 1671 mandates that a judgment dismissing a defendant, at plaintiff's request, prior to a general appearance by that defendant must be without prejudice. We disagree with CTS's interpretation of La. C.C.P…

  18. 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…