15 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio · May 2, 2003
Lindstrom v. AC Products Liability Trust (2003)
…Wheeler, Aurora Pump, Gulf Engineering, Ingersoll Rand, Walworth, Crosby Valve, General Electric, Warren Pumps, Crane, A.W. Chesterton and Coffin Turbo Pump, and dismissed Lindstrom's claims against them with prejudice. Under maritime product liability law…
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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 · New York Supreme Court · January 25, 2008
Nostrom v. Chesterton (2008)
The court granted summary judgment to Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation and dismissed the Nostrom plaintiffs' Labor Law 241(6) and 200 claims against it. General Industrial Code air-contaminant regulations (12 NYCRR 12-1.4…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 4, 2008
Nostrom v. Chesterton (2008)
…Nostrom plaintiffs' Labor Law 241(6) claims against it. In this Department, the general air-contaminant regulations in section 12 of the Industrial Code do not support Labor Law 241(6) liability. Even if they applied…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 25, 2008
Nostrom v. Chesterton (2008)
…of Donald Nostrom. In the First Department, the Industrial Code air-contaminant sections (12 NYCRR 12-1.4 to 1.6) are general regulations that cannot support Labor Law 241(6) liability. Even if they applied…
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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 · 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 · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · August 31, 2000 · in the opinion
Caruolo v. John Crane, Inc. (2000)
…69-70, 286 N.E.2d 454 (1972). See Barkanic v. General Admin. of Civil Aviation of the People's Republic of China, 923 F.2d 957, 963 (2d Cir.1991) (stating that New York courts…
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Court case · South Carolina Supreme Court · April 30, 2007
Henderson v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2007)
James Henderson, a North Carolina resident, and his wife sued several manufacturers in South Carolina. They claimed he developed mesothelioma from asbestos-containing products he encountered working for many years as a boilermaker, pipefitter and…
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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 · California Court of Appeal · September 9, 2009 · in the opinion
Oxford v. Foster Wheeler LLC (2009)
…unable to conclude that the jury's verdict was based on a finding of negligent failure to warn because the special verdict form is inconsistent.\[5\] [\715] The jury was given general negligence instructions BAJI Nos…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · September 14, 2001 · in the opinion
Parks v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)
…disease and its cause constitutes a new injury and the basis for a separate cause of action. In general, product liability actions must be brought within two years after the cause of action accrues or within…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 28, 2008 · in the opinion
Garza v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (2008)
…sufficient contact with the state for the court to assume either general or limited jurisdiction over it. Plaintiffs opposed the motion, asserting among other things that ACL had consented to jurisdiction by making a general appearance…
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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…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 2, 2007 · in the opinion
Foster Wheeler LLC v. Superior Court OF San Francisco County (2007)
…tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delays. The court concluded that limiting instructions and instructions in general to the jury would allay the defense fears of prejudice. Code of Civil Procedure section 1048, subdivision (a) provides:…