10 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 17, 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 · 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 · California Court of Appeal · November 29, 2007 · in the opinion
Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation (2007)
…The court explained that the employer was a "sophisticated organization" and it did not have to be "told that gasoline is volatile and that sparks from an electrical connection or friction can cause ignition." (Ibid.) Subsequently…
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Court case · Wisconsin Court of Appeals · May 21, 2002 · in the opinion
Anderson v. Combustion Engineering, Inc. (2002)
…I. ¶ 2. Jerold Anderson worked for many years as a machinist for the Wisconsin Electric Power Company at its Oak Creek power plant. There were eight coal-fired boilers at the plant during this time. The…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 8, 2005 · in the opinion
Zimko v. American Cyanamid (2005)
…that subjecting its employees to occupational levels of asbestos would result in harm. The general rule in Louisiana is that an employee's exclusive remedy for work-related personal injuries or occupational diseases is in workers…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 30, 2002
Hennegan v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. (2002)
…Garlock 80 percent at fault and the settling employer 20 percent, and awarded $2,500,000 in general damages plus $596,769.62 in special damages. On appeal Garlock argued that the court shifted the burden…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
A technical comparison of evaluating asbestos concentration by phase-contrast microscopy (PCM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and analytical transmission electron microscopy (ATEM) as illustrated from data generated from a case report
…333 asbestos fibers per gram of deparaffinized wet tissue. Both laboratories found asbestos bodies above the level the authors cite as the upper limit expected in the general population. The authors calculated that 97% of the…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 14, 2007 · in the opinion
Rosen v. Regents of University of California (2007)
…and premises liability. They sought both general and punitive damages.\[6\] A first amended complaint was filed in May 2002, adding causes of action against the Regents for making false representations and for loss of consortium…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio · May 3, 2004 · in the opinion
Bartel v. John Crane, Inc. (2004)
…§§ 688, et seq., the General Admiralty and Maritime law, and traditional product liability law. ECF No. 1. Lindstrom claims that he contracted this disease as a result of his work-life exposures to asbestos and asbestos…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 13, 2009 · in the opinion
Silvestro v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2009)
…to chrysotile." \[3\] Although Silvestro again worked in construction after his career as boiler repairman, the evidence showed that use of asbestos in construction materials (and in general) was being curtailed by the 1970's, and…