119 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 6
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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 · 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, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · October 5, 2004
Chicano v. General Electric Company (2004)
The court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, finding genuine fact issues on duty to warn, causation and the government contractor defense, and granted plaintiff's motion to substitute Linda Chicano as executrix and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · March 28, 2005
Nesbiet v. General Electric Co. (2005)
The court denied Nesbiet's motion to remand to state court, holding that General Electric properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute, and ruled GE's stay motion moot. A defendant seeking federal…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 13, 2007
Briggs v. General Electric Co. (2007)
…Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Long Island Lighting Company Glenwood Landing Powerhouse; Long Island Lighting Company's Glenwood Landing Powerhouse, Glenwood Landing electrician apprentice Long Island Lighting Company's Glenwood Landing Powerhouse Glenwood Landing early 1950s
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · January 27, 2009
Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (2009)
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for General Motors, Cincinnati Gas & Electric and General Electric, and the executor of Dennis Martin's estate lost on all claims. Under Kentucky law, a negligence claim needs evidence that…
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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 · 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 · Tennessee Court of Appeals · March 13, 2008
Woody v. AW Chesterton Company (2008)
Wayne Woody, an insulator, and his wife Rebecca sued dozens of companies after he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006; he died shortly after the suit was filed. In 1979 the Woodys had sued 25 companies over his asbestosis and settled in…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 31, 2007
Graves v. Riverwood International Corp. (2007)
…trial, leaving the plaintiffs' verdict in place (general damages cut by the trial court from $4,500,000 to $3,000,000). A worker's tort claim against his employer vests when significant asbestos exposures occur…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 25, 2005
Rehm v. Navistar International (2005)
James Rehm, a millwright employed by Rapid Installation from about 1975 to 1982, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001 and died in 2002. He, and later his wife as executrix and his children, sued sixteen companies that owned the facilities where…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · June 4, 2004 · in the opinion
Wajer v. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (2004)
…independent contract." Cutlip, 22 Md. App. at 683. The necessary control under § 343 is analogous to the control under § 414. Wells v. General Electric Co., 807 F. Supp. 1202, 1211 (D. Md. 1992). As discussed, supra…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · January 6, 2006
Combs v. Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. (2006)
…not apply here. Statute of Limitations; Wrongful Death and Survival; Fear of Cancer and Medical Monitoring; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: General Electric Appliance Park worked at the Appliance Park General Electric Appliance Park 1973-1999
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · April 13, 2007
White v. Cardinal Industrial Insulation Co., Inc. (2007)
…Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Wrongful Death and Survival Worksites: General Electric Appliance Park; General Electric Appliance Park, Louisville production worker, maintenance, and pipe-fitter General Electric Appliance Park Louisville early 1950's through mid-1990's
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 14, 2006 · in the opinion
Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (2006)
…responsible for taking asbestos fiber from bags and mixing it in five gallon buckets with a substance called Glyptal, which was made by General Electric. He then applied the mixture to the generator's spark plugs. {…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · March 6, 2009 · in the opinion
Cardinal Industrial Insulation Co., Inc. v. Norris (2009)
\[1\] The Complaint named as Defendants: Cardinal Industrial Insulation Company, Inc.; Triangle Insulation and Sheetmetal Co.; General Electric Company; ACandS Inc.; Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC; Anchor Packing; John Crane, Inc.; Combustion Engineering, Inc.; RapidA-merican Corporation…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 10, 2008 · in the opinion
Kimball v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd. (2008)
…CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.; E.J. BARTELLS SETTLEMENT TRUST; FOSTER-WHEELER ENERGY CORP.; GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New York corporation; GOULDS PUMPS (IPG), INC.; IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as successor-in…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 3, 2008 · in the opinion
Gregory v. Beazer East (2008)
…Corporation, Chicago Bridge and Iron, Commonwealth Edison, Foseco, Inc., Garlock Sealing Technologies, General Electric, Ingersoll Rand, John Crane, Inc., Lincoln Electric Corporation, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pittsburgh Metals Purifying, a/k/a Treesdale, Inc., Reynolds Aluminum…
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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 · 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…