18 results for “Ford Motor Company”
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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 · August 24, 2009
General Motors Corporation v. Grenier (2009)
…Court affirmed the $2 million jury verdict for Grenier against Ford, upholding the trial court's admission of Grenier's expert causation testimony after remand and rejecting Ford's other claims of error. A trial court…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · February 4, 2009 · in the opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Grenier (2009)
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendants Below, Appellants, v. ROLAND LEO GRENIER, SR., Plaintiff Below, Appellee. Nos. 453, 2007, 578, 2007 Submitted: October 29, 2008. Decided: February 4, 2009. Supreme Court of Delaware Christian…
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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 · Michigan Court of Appeals · January 11, 2007
Chapin v. A & L Parts, Inc. (2007)
…Ford, General Motors and Honeywell lost their challenge to the Chapins' expert evidence (one judge dissented). A trial court acting as gatekeeper under MRE 702 and MCL 600.2955(1) need not resolve genuine scientific disputes…
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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 · Texas Court of Appeals · September 23, 2004
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2004)
The court of appeals conditionally granted Sears and Ford's mandamus petitions, ordering the trial court to vacate its discovery orders because the requests for workers' compensation files, board minutes and violation records were overly broad…
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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 · Washington Court of Appeals · March 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Moore v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (2006)
…HARDWARE; EXPERT CYCLE; FIDALGO INSULATION; FORD MOTOR COMPANY; GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.; GARY BANG; GATKE CORPORATION; GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; GLOBAL MOTORSPORTS GROUP; GREAT WALL MANUFACTURING; HANSON PERMANENTE CEMENT, INC.; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC.; HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · March 7, 2005 · in the opinion
Brown v. Crown Cork & Seal Company (2005)
…at 57. Brown recalled that he worked on various makes of cars, including General Motors, Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, and Ford. After removing old brakes from a car, Brown would take them to the dealership for that…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · December 28, 2009 · in the opinion
Honeywell International, Inc. v. Guilder (2009)
…redact this portion of the letter for use at trial. See MCI Exp., Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 832 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002). Next, we turn to the second issue concerning the exclusion…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · December 23, 2009 · in the opinion
Honeywell International, Inc. v. Guilder (2009)
…redact this portion of the letter for use at trial. See MCI Exp., Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 832 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002). Next, we turn to the second issue concerning the exclusion…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 11, 2009 · in the opinion
Burger v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2009)
…deposition, Mr. Burger testified he performed automotive repairs and, from the early 1950's to the early 1980's, he used brakes from Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Pep Boys, and NAPA stores. Deposition of Jon Burger…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Environmental and occupational health hazards associated with the presence of asbestos in brake linings and pads (1900 to present): a "state-of-the-art" review
…to 2002 and summarized exposure and health studies of brake mechanics and friction product manufacturing workers. The work was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, companies involved in brake-dust litigation. In NIOSH surveys…
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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 · 2006
Re: Evaluation of the size and type of free particulates collected from unused asbestos-containing brake components as related to potential for respirability
…did not further 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…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Assessment of airborne asbestos exposure during the servicing and handling of automobile asbestos-containing gaskets
…ventilation, a professional mechanic removed old gaskets or installed new asbestos-containing ones on a 1974 Chevrolet Malibu, 1978 Chevrolet pickup and Ford 390 V-8 engine. The nine removed gaskets contained 0 to 75% asbestos…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · June 8, 2007 · in the opinion
Borg-Warner Corporation v. Flores (2007)
…housing in doing a brake servicing/brake repair job." He described a conference on the hazards of brake repair held by Ford of Britain in 1969 and published in 1970 in the Annals of Occupational Hygiene…