655 results for “General Electric”, page 15 of 33
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Company document · 2000
CertainTeed's Responses to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Havenor v. W.D. Industries (2000)
…Judicial District Court, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (CV99-09693), verified on May 25, 2000 by its Associate General Counsel, Curtis M. Pontz. The answers cover CertainTeed and Gustin-Bacon Manufacturing Company (merged in 1966), and disclaim…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 30, 2004
Gilbert v. Monsey Products Co. (2004)
…exposure was regular and frequent enough to cause the injury was a question for the jury. The court vacated the judgments and remanded. One judge concurred in the result, finding Eckenrod's general principles still applicable.
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · April 27, 2001
Royal Ins. Co. of America v. Miles & Stockbridge (2001)
…The settlement was also below the highest likely verdict. The court found no proof that Parler's handling of a general release caused harm. It entered summary judgment for Parler and awarded Royal $1,655,916…
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Court case · Mississippi Supreme Court · March 17, 2005
Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Gregory (2005)
…Court reversed. It held that joinder under Rule 20 requires a distinct litigable event linking the plaintiffs, and that asbestos cases are not exempt. The plaintiffs had alleged only general negligence, different jobs, places, substances and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Reducing environmental risk associated with laboratory decommissioning and property transfer
…b) characterization assessment, c) remedial effort and d) final status survey. General practice standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials are available for conducting the first two phases. However, standards have not yet been…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Modelling prevalence and incidence of fibrosis and pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed populations for screening and follow-up: a cross-sectional study
…not duration, should be included in high-risk definitions for screening. They also concluded that short-interval CT follow-up for plaques seemed not warranted. They noted the volunteers were not representative of the general population.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Case-control study on lung cancer and residential radon in western Germany
…7 (95 percent CI 1.4 to 2.0). Adjusting for it did not change the radon results. The authors concluded that their results suggest residential radon contributes to lung cancer risk in the general population.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT
…subjects are required to demonstrate a possible mortality reduction. Only then general recommendations to screen individuals at risk of lung cancer with low-dose CT should be made. It can be hoped that international cooperation will…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Expression and integrity of DNA topoisomerase II isoforms does not explain generic drug resistance in malignant mesothelioma
…suggested highly expressed MRP may play a role in mesothelioma's general resistance. The authors concluded that this mutation may be associated with extreme etoposide resistance and that mesothelioma's general drug resistance needs further investigation.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Pemetrexed disodium in combination with cisplatin versus other cytotoxic agents or supportive care for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
…Folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements lowered some of them. The authors concluded the combination with these supplements may improve survival in patients in good general condition. They noted several limits: only fitter patients took part…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
RE: Asbestos in brakes: exposure and risk of disease
…cannot be defended. The letter discloses that the author has served as an expert witness in friction brake litigation, with the author's employer receiving funding for this work from Ford, General Motors and Daimler Chrysler.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Effects of tobacco smoking on findings in chest computed tomography among asbestos-exposed workers
…The authors concluded that CT can detect changes due to smoking at an early stage. They noted that there were only 18 never-smokers and that the results cannot be applied directly to the general population.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Assessment of environmental and domestic exposure to tremolite in New Caledonia
…concluded that the whitewash may produce high airborne fiber levels and lung contents comparable with occupational settings. They noted that samples came from sick patients and probably did not reflect the general population's lung burden.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Re: Evaluation of the size and type of free particulates collected from unused asbestos-containing brake components as related to potential for respirability
…raise concerns about historical exposures of automotive mechanics. The authors disclosed that their research was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, and that some of them had been expert witnesses in brake-repair litigation.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Environmental and occupational risk factors for lung cancer
…cancer deaths among women in two chrysotile mining areas. It said the contribution of low-dose environmental asbestos to lung cancer in the general population is not known. The author concluded that lung cancer is highly…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Pleural disease manifests years after asbestos exposure
…and follow-up with the pulmonary team were scheduled to monitor the pleural disease. In a general discussion based on other published sources, the author stated that a comprehensive occupational and environmental history is essential when…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Case-control study on renal cell cancer and occupational exposure to trichloroethylene. Part I: Exposure assessment
…occupational physicians agreed with the authors' ratings for 23 of 32 job periods checked. The authors concluded their population could not be regarded as a typical general population. They called their distance corrections very crude estimates.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Naturally occurring asbestos: a recurring public policy challenge
…and approximately 40% were magnesiohornblende, a non-regulated mineral. An EPA Inspector General report said cleanup in Libby, Montana could not be verified as effective after more than $100 million spent. Dust controls in Fairfax County…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Smoking prevalence of asbestos workers: a comment
…letter also cited other reports of 49.9% and 41.9% current smokers among construction workers, and 27.7% in the general population. The authors suggested that the older group's lower rate reflected a survivor…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Factors associated with cancer distress in the Asbestos Post-Exposure Survey (APEXS)
…asbestos will develop a disease was also associated with distress. The authors concluded that exposed subjects showed more distress than earlier studies had described. They noted their volunteer comparison group may not represent the general population.