26 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 2, 2004
Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2004)
…not know of mesothelioma specifically. It reinstated liability for CertainTeed, Fibreboard and Flintkote, found no error as to Foster Wheeler and General Electric, and removed Gasket Holding. It upheld the damage awards. Exxon owed a virile…
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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 · January 23, 2003 · in the opinion
Harahan v. AC & S, Inc. (2003)
…Corp., Flexitallic Gasket Co., Flintkote Co., Foster Wheeler Corp., GAF Corp., Garlock, Inc, General Electric Co., General Motors Co., General Refractories, Georgia Pacific Corp., Green Tweed & Co., Inc., Hajoca Plumbing Co., Hercules Chemical Co., Inc., Herman…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 2, 2004 · in the opinion
Torrejon v. Mobil Oil Co. (2004)
…Torrejon was uncertain as to the length of time he was there. • General Electric — worked on boilers and turbines and the heating and cooling system. • Colonial House (a hotel) in Las Vegas — 1959 to early 1960…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 2, 2001 · in the opinion
Franklin v. Usx Corp. (2001)
…extent these arose prior to the closing. In addition, we note that the bill of sale contained specific and clear provisions relating to the buyer's general non-assumption of liability. It stated that "\[t\]he…
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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 · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 13, 2006 · in the opinion
Chenot v. AP Green Services, Inc. (2006)
…and (c) fails to exercise reasonable care to protect them against the danger. Pennsylvania law imposes no general duty on property owners to prepare and maintain a safe building for the benefit of a contractor's…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 28, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…and Johnny Johnson. CBS Corporation, formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Westinghouse), settled and dismissed their appeals with all plaintiffs but Earlven Gauthe and Johnny Johnson after oral argument, but days before…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 14, 2001
Hoffman v. AC&S, Inc. (2001)
…site at some unspecified time during the 1960s is insufficient. An expert's general opinion that workers were exposed to asbestos products does not supply the missing link to a particular defendant. Product Identification; Expert Testimony…
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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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Court case · California Supreme Court · May 15, 2000
Hamilton v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (2000)
…Court reversed the Court of Appeal, holding that Mitchell's second action (for mesothelioma) was not time-barred and that Asbestos Corporation made a general appearance in the first action, so the plaintiffs prevailed on both…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · October 18, 2001
Jurich v. Garlock, Inc. (2001)
…not sellers of asbestos-containing products. The general ten-year repose period violates the open courts clause of Article I, Section 12 as applied to a latent asbestos disease where exposure began before the Act or…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · April 16, 2009 · in the opinion
Nolan v. Weil-McLain (2009)
…determining whether a plaintiff has satisfied the burden of proof at trial. We began by reciting the "general rule in civil cases" that a plaintiff bears the burden of producing evidence sufficient to establish each element…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · November 5, 2007 · in the opinion
LaPOINTE v. 3M Company (2007)
…Heatbath's products contained asbestos. Furthermore, although they agree that in general, a manufacturer does not have a duty to warn of reasonably foreseeable dangers posed by another manufacturer's products, they assert that the duty…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 15, 2007 · in the opinion
Bugosh v. Allen Refractories Co. (2007)
…approach a situation to which the term judicial estoppel is applicable. ¶ 28 The doctrine of judicial estoppel holds that "\[a\]s a general rule, a party to an action is estopped from assuming a position inconsistent…
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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 · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000 · in the opinion
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
…should be held strictly liable for the injuries that Brunet sustained. The trial court did not err in awarding Brunet $250,000 in general damages. I do not believe that the award is beyond that which…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · May 5, 2005 · in the opinion
Olivo v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2005)
…In New Jersey, however, the common law of premises liability "has undergone transition toward \a broadening application of a general tort obligation to exercise reasonable care against foreseeable harm to others.'" Sussman, supra, 373 N.J…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · January 10, 2002 · in the opinion
Harris v. AC & S., Inc. (2002)
…1995), trans. denied. In general, product liability actions must be brought within two years after the cause of action accrues or within ten years after the delivery of the product to the initial user or consumer…