41 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · September 17, 2009
Kirks v. General Electric Company (2009)
…district court denied the plaintiffs' motions to remand both cases to Delaware state court, holding that General Electric had established federal officer removal jurisdiction. A contractor may remove under the federal officer removal statute, construed broadly…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · September 17, 2007
Machnik v. Buffalo Pumps Inc. (2007)
The court denied Machnik's motion to remand to state court, finding that General Electric had justified federal officer removal, so the case stayed in federal court. A government contractor may remove under the federal officer…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · November 13, 2007
Contois v. Able Industries Inc. (2007)
The court denied the executrix's motion to remand, holding that Buffalo Pumps' removal was timely and that Buffalo Pumps and General Electric satisfied federal officer removal requirements, so the case stays in federal court. A…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · October 27, 2008
Carroll v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2008)
…Carrolls' motion to remand, holding that defendants Viad, General Electric and Buffalo Pumps properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. A defendant may remove under the federal officer statute, 28 U.S.C. …
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 4, 2009
Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…Foster Wheeler, Viad, General Electric and Elliott Turbo Machinery) removed the case to federal court. They relied on the federal officer removal statute and the federal contractor defense, arguing the Navy would not have allowed asbestos…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · December 11, 2008
Braaten v. Saberhagen Holdings (2008)
Vernon Braaten worked as a pipefitter on Navy ships from 1967 until 2002 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2003. He sued makers of pumps and valves (Buffalo Pumps, IMO as successor to DeLaval, Crane and Yarway), claiming they failed to warn of…
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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…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · December 11, 2008 · in the opinion
Simonetta v. Viad Corporation (2008)
…TRUST; AQUA-CHEM, INC., individually and as successor to CLEAVER-BROOKS COMPANY; FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY; IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as successor-in-interest to DE LAVAL TURBINE, INC…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · December 19, 2008 · in the opinion
Wright v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…Co., Crane Packing, Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., Ford Motor Co., Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., General Motors Corp., Goulds Pumps, Inc., Green Tweed & Co., Inc., Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · October 22, 2009 · in the opinion
Stephens v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2009)
…Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, sued individually and as successor-in-interest to Garlock, Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Corp.; General Electric Co.; General Motors Corp.; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Grinnell Corp.; Hardie-Tynes Manufacturing Co.; Honeywell International; Imo…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 18, 2008 · in the opinion
Payne v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (2008)
…Heating & Manufacturing Co.; Elliott Company; Fairbanks Morse Pump Corporation; Flowserve Corporation, Individually and as successor-in-interest to Pacific Pumps and Durco Pumps; General Electric Company; Goulds Pumps (IPG), Inc.; Ingersoll-Rand Company; J.T. Thorpe &…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 18, 2009 · in the opinion
O'neil v. Crane Co. (2009)
…General Electric Co. (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 830 \[71 Cal.Rptr.2d 817\] (Artiglio), on which the trial court here based its ruling, is no different. In that case, General Electric (GE) supplied bulk silicone…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 25, 2009 · in the opinion
Merrill v. Leslie Controls, Inc. (2009)
…retain an expert in every finished product manufacturer's line of business and second-guess the finished product manufacturer whenever any of its employees received any information about any potential problems.'" (Artiglio v. General Electric Co.
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · October 31, 2008
Kummer v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…remained on causation, and granted Ford's and GM's unopposed motions, so Mrs. Kummer's claims against Viacom go forward. Under general maritime law, using the Pennsylvania-based "regularity, frequency and proximity" test, direct evidence…
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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 · 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))…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 9, 2009 · in the opinion
Ballard v. Anchor Packing Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2009)
…and floor tilers, pipe fitters, boiler workers, and electrician. Robert Killenberger Mr. Robert Killenberger recently died from mesothelioma at the age of 65. Mr. Killenberger was allegedly exposed to asbestos primarily from the variety of jobs…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 11, 2008 · in the opinion
Norris v. Crane Company (2008)
…the procedural matters. Therefore, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND\[2\] General Knowledge of Asbestos Hazards By 1930, it was well established in the medical and scientific communities that breathing asbestos fibers caused asbestosis, a scarring…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · May 31, 2006 · in the opinion
John Crane, Inc. v. Puller (2006)
…and found that it contained asbestos. Dr. Longo's testing of the gaskets involved using a wire brush or an electric wire brush to clean a flange surface. The measuring equipment revealed that significant amounts of…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 5, 2009 · in the opinion
Crowder V AW Chesterton Co. (2009)
…date the party last parted with possession or control of the product" constituted a substantive law (see, Connecticut General Statute §52-577\[a\]). In Blatz v. Westinehouse Electric Corp., 274 A.D.2d 491 (2nd Dept.…