315 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”, page 14 of 16
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · July 16, 2002
Yale University v. Cigna Ins. Co. (2002)
…sued its liability and property insurers in Connecticut federal court, seeking a declaration that its policies covered what it spent to deal with lead and asbestos in buildings it owns. Several insurers moved for summary judgment…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 14, 2006
Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (2006)
…his employer knew of asbestos dangers. The Wellman rule, under which a premises owner owes no duty to an independent contractor's employees doing inherently dangerous work, applies only if the contractor or its employee knew…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · May 18, 2000
Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Perez (2000)
…appeals' reversal of summary judgment for Todd and in favor of Garcia's daughters; Justices Hecht and Owen dissented from the denial. Asbestos Bankruptcies; Wrongful Death and Survival Worksites: Todd Shipyards employee Todd Shipyards 1954-1974
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · July 18, 2007
Bugosh v. Allen Refractories Company (2007)
…and sewer pipe in Pittsburgh. He later worked at the Anchor Hocking glass plant, where he was exposed to asbestos cement used to repair glass-annealing ovens (lehrs), to pipe covering, and to transite mill board…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 25, 2005
Rehm v. Navistar International (2005)
…said he was exposed to asbestos insulation on pipes, furnaces, ovens and machinery while tearing out and installing equipment, and it claimed the owners were liable as premises owners. The owners argued that Kentucky's workers'…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · July 11, 2000
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Faulk (2000)
…employer. The Fourth Circuit affirmed. It held that the last employer in which the worker was exposed to a potentially injurious stimulus owes the full award, and that substantial evidence supported the finding of exposure. It…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · June 4, 2004
Wajer v. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (2004)
…asbestos insulation and products nearby. The circuit court granted summary judgment to BGE, reasoning that a landowner owes no duty to an independent contractor's employees. The Court of Special Appeals affirmed. It held that several…
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Court case · Indiana Supreme Court · June 28, 2005
Psi Energy, Inc. v. Roberts (2005)
…absent negligent selection, and a landowner ordinarily owes no liability to a contractor's employees for a condition the contractor was hired to address when the landowner has no superior knowledge. A general verdict stands if…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Computed tomography features of liparitosis: a pneumoconiosis due to amorphous silica
…22 of 31 showed no changes, 6 showed pleural plaques and 3, who had worked at drying ovens, showed masses near the centre of the lungs. Detailed CT of the remaining 28 workers found pleural plaques…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in bakers and pastry cooks
… 222 cases). Field-investigations revealed asbestos-containing material (ACM) in ovens for baking bread, that were manufactured prior to the 1980s. It is suggested that there is a possible new association of the risk of having…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · November 20, 2008
Pennsylvania Gen. Ins. Co. v. Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. (2008)
…denying Pennsylvania General Insurance equitable contribution from Nationwide and Continental, and remanded for further proceedings on the shares each owes. Under Ohio's all-sums approach, an insurer selected by the insured that pays an entire…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · March 4, 2009
Riedel v. Ici Americas Inc. (2009)
…claim. Under the Restatement (Second) of Torts, an employer owes no duty to an employee's spouse absent a legally significant special relationship for a nonfeasance claim, and a party cannot argue on appeal a misfeasance…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 3, 2008
Gregory v. Beazer East (2008)
…Georgia-Pacific, so the widow lost on both claims. An owner who hires an independent contractor owes a duty to the contractor's employee only if it retained control over how the work was done; general…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 27, 2007
Alcoa, Inc. v. Behringer (2007)
…that they take nothing against Alcoa, because Alcoa owed no legal duty. An employer owes no legal duty for take-home asbestos exposure unless the risk was foreseeable at the time; in the 1950s the danger…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 1, 2006
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2006)
…during the relevant period. Under Texas foreseeability principles, an employer owes no duty to an employee's spouse for take-home asbestos exposure before the risk was foreseeable; unreliable case reports did not make the risk…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 17, 2005 · in the opinion
Rudy v. A-Best Products Company (2005)
…The question of whether a landowner owes a duty to warn an independent contractor of dangerous conditions on the premises turns on whether the owner possesses "superior knowledge" or information which places him in a better…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · October 27, 2005
Holdampf v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Matter of Nyc Asbestos Litig, 2005)
…lost. Under New York law, an employer or landowner owes no duty of care to an employee's household member allegedly injured by asbestos dust brought home on work clothes, because no relationship between the defendant…
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Court case · Iowa Court of Appeals · January 16, 2008
Fossen v. Midamerican Energy Company (2008)
…of harm and public policy; on that analysis a landowner owes no duty to the spouse of an independent contractor's employee who carried asbestos fibers home from the premises. Failure to Warn; Premises Owner Liability…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · June 20, 2002
Gutteridge v. AP Green Services, Inc. (2002)
…used, and credibility cannot be decided at that stage. A landowner that has superior knowledge of a hazard owes a duty to warn an independent contractor's employees, even if it is out of possession. Causation…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · February 5, 2009
Adams v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2009)
…on the owner's property refers to the origin of the asbestos. A premises owner owes no duty of care to a person not exposed on its premises, so take-home claims fail. Premises Owner Liability…