28 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
N RE General Electric Company (2008)
The Texas Supreme Court held the trial court abused its discretion in denying General Electric, Warren Pumps and Ingersoll-Rand's forum non conveniens motions, and conditionally granted mandamus directing dismissal, against plaintiff Richards. Under Tex…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 29, 2008 · in the opinion
Satterfield v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2008)
… Durabla Manufacturing Co.; Enpro Industries, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corp.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.; Garock Sealing Technologies, LLC; General Electric Company; Goodrich Corp.; Guard-Line, Inc.; John Crane, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Northern Natural Gas Co…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · January 14, 2004
In re Roc (2004)
… Expert Testimony; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station; South Texas Nuclear Power Plant workers employed at the plant Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station; workers employed at the plant South Texas Nuclear Power…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · May 27, 2002 · in the opinion
Madden v. Able Supply Co. (2002)
…GAF Corporation, defendants. [\698] Franklin A Poff, Jr, Crisp Boyd et al, Texarkana, TX, for General Refractories Co., defendant. David Jonathan Fisher, Fairchild Price et al, Center, TX, for JT thorpe Co., defendant. Gregory Michael Sullivan…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · November 5, 2003 · in the opinion
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2003)
…heaters and boilers of any brand name (not just Homart), and added furnaces and heaters. Further, the lists included materials and products allegedly "associated" with these appliances, including electric elements, fittings, repair parts, accessories, pipe coverings…
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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 · 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…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 31, 2003
Brown & Root, Inc. v. Shelton (2003)
…with mesothelioma in 1999. He and his wife sued Brown & Root and fourteen other defendants. Brown & Root had been the general contractor on plant renovations and additions from 1969 to 1971, using asbestos-containing fireproofing, insulation…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
In re Global Sante FE Corporation (2008)
…Act does not preempt Chapter 90's expert-report requirements or its MDL pretrial consolidation, which are procedural and general in nature, but it does preempt the minimal-impairment requirement for silicosis claims and any higher…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · April 19, 2007 · in the opinion
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2007)
Altimore or those "similarly situated" takes the focus off Exxon's knowledge of a general danger relative to the qualities of asbestos. By focusing on epidemiological studies, the majority fails to follow our earlier pronouncement that…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · September 25, 2009 · in the opinion
In re Wilhite (2009)
…at most, that the plaintiffs are suing the same defendant for injuries caused by asbestos exposure at the same general location during the same period of time, but the documents do not show that these injuries…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 4, 2006 · in the opinion
Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2006)
Therefore, unlike the Texas Legislature, the New Jersey Legislature has the general power to enact retroactive civil statutes that do not impair contractual obligations or remedies. See Nobrega, 772 A.2d at 378-82; Phillips, 608…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · April 3, 2008
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2008)
…its conduct posed an extreme degree of risk. General knowledge of asbestos risk to employees was not evidence of knowledge of an extreme risk to employees' family members. Expert Testimony; Punitive Damages Worksites: Exxon Baytown refinery…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas · October 30, 2000 · in the opinion
In re National Gypsum Co. (2000)
…any one member, including National Gypsum. That factors into the average settlements. As a general observation, if the court focused on exposure to National Gypsum asbestos-containing products, the group settlement averages would likely rise. Thus…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · November 30, 2000 · in the opinion
Pustejovsky v. Rapid-American Corp. (2000)
…American argues that Pustejovsky's lack of knowledge of the scope of his damages from his exposure to asbestos does not affect the accrual of his cause of action. Following these general rules, Rapid American contends…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · September 23, 2004 · in the opinion
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2004)
…they are entitled to discovery of all of Sears' asbestos-related products because the issue is Sears' knowledge of the danger of asbestos in general to show "what Sears knew and when it knew it." However…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 26, 2007 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Stephens (2007)
…a union composed of plasterers, cement masons, and shophands. The study described plasterers' job duties as follows: Plasterers, in general, are responsible for all interior and exterior plastering of drywall, cement, stucco, and stone imitation as…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · March 9, 2006 · in the opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Bailey (2006)
…972 S.W.2d at 728). Helton, 133 S.W.3d at 254. Toxic tort cases usually require proof of both "general" and "specific" causation with regard to the effects of the toxic substance. Frias v…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 27, 2007 · in the opinion
Alcoa, Inc. v. Behringer (2007)
…Nevertheless, appellees argue that this memorandum evidences Alcoa's general knowledge that "contaminants could be taken home." Knowledge of the general danger of contact-poisoning from "chemical products," however, does not amount to knowledge of the…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 11, 2007 · in the opinion
Alcoa, Inc. v. Behringer (2007)
…Nevertheless, appellees argue that this memorandum evidences Alcoa's general knowledge that "contaminants could be taken home." Knowledge of the general danger of contact-poisoning from "chemical products," however, does not amount to knowledge of the…