42 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · May 21, 2009
Fagerholm v. Gen. Elec. Co., Inc. (2009)
The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's protective order limiting discovery and its summary judgment for General Electric, rejecting Beverly Fagerholm's employer intentional tort claim. To prove an employer intentional tort under Fyffe…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · March 4, 2009
Mason v. Mt. St. Joseph, Inc. (2009)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the estate's claims against General Electric, holding they were not product liability civil actions and were therefore barred by Oregon's 10-year negligence…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · May 8, 2003
Plumb v. AC and S., Inc. (2003)
The Appellate Division affirmed the order setting aside the jury's apportionment of 98% of fault to General Electric, a ruling that left Sears, Roebuck, the appellant, responsible for the verdict; two justices concurred and one…
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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 · 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 · 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 · August 25, 2009 · in the opinion
Campbell v. American Standard, Inc. (2009)
…difficult if not impossible, is irrelevant to the determination whether the forum is suitable unless \the alternative forum provides no remedy at all.' \[Citations.\]" (Guimei v. General Electric Co. (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 689, 696.)…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Claims · July 9, 2009 · in the opinion
Beany v. Ohio State Univ. (2009)
…Defendant. No. 2007-06624. Filed July 9, 2009. Court of Claims of Ohio. Douglas R. Folkert, Peter E. DeMarco, Assistant Attorneys General, 150 East Gay Street, 18th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3130, Robert P. Sweeney, 1500…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 27, 2009 · in the opinion
Mahoney v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC (2009)
…her work history sheets, from speaking to Joan and her attorney, and from his general knowledge of the work practices of using joint compound in installing drywall—which included sanding, which creates dust, and sweeping the…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · December 28, 2007 · in the opinion
Gregg v. VJ Auto Parts Company (2007)
…of Mr. Gregg's exposure concretely, he maintains that the more general references in the testimony are circumstantial evidence that Mr. Gregg performed brake changes with asbestos-containing products from Appellant's store more frequently. Further…
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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 · July 31, 2002 · in the opinion
Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (2002)
…Ed.2d 379 (1994). Only if the appellate court finds an abuse of that discretion may it examine prior awards of general damages to determine the amount the trier of fact reasonable could award. Theriot v…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
Accordingly, we hold that Zachry breached its general duty, under the facts and circumstances of this case, to Mrs. Chaisson by putting her in foreseeable risk [\190] of contracting an asbestos related disease from household exposure…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · April 19, 2007 · in the opinion
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2007)
Altimore or those "similarly situated" takes the focus off Exxon's knowledge of a general danger relative to the qualities of asbestos. By focusing on epidemiological studies, the majority fails to follow our earlier pronouncement that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · January 2, 2008 · in the opinion
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company (2008)
…2008) WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, and OLD REPUBLIC…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · September 25, 2009 · in the opinion
In re Wilhite (2009)
…at most, that the plaintiffs are suing the same defendant for injuries caused by asbestos exposure at the same general location during the same period of time, but the documents do not show that these injuries…
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Court case · Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals · March 28, 2007
Zinc Corp. OF America v. Reeder (2007)
…s workers' compensation statute applies only to silicosis and asbestosis, not mesothelioma, so the general last-injurious-exposure rule applies, under which the last employer is liable without a minimum quantity of exposure. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · March 8, 2007 · in the opinion
State EX rel. Pilkington N. AM. v. Indus. Comm. (2007)
…Marshall & Melhorn, LLC, Michael S. Scalzo and John A. Borell, Jr., for relator. Marc Dann, Attorney General, and Sandra E. Pinkerton, for respondent Industrial Commission of Ohio. Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer Co., L.P.A., and…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · November 30, 2000 · in the opinion
Pustejovsky v. Rapid-American Corp. (2000)
…American argues that Pustejovsky's lack of knowledge of the scope of his damages from his exposure to asbestos does not affect the accrual of his cause of action. Following these general rules, Rapid American contends…