31 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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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 · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 6, 2009
RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc. v. Franklin (2009)
…General Electric Plastic; General Electric Appliance Park employee of Florida Tile Florida Tile plant Lawrenceburg 1968-1973; employee of General Electric Plastic General Electric Plastic 1973-1999; wife of a General Electric Appliance Park worker General…
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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 · Iowa Court of Appeals · January 16, 2008 · in the opinion
Fossen v. Midamerican Energy Company (2008)
…4 at Port Neal. \[2\] Plaintiff filed an action asserting nine separate counts against fifty defendants. \[3\] In the same ruling, the court denied the motions for summary judgment filed by General Electric and Foster Wheeler.
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Court case · South Carolina Court of Appeals · June 11, 2001 · in the opinion
Murphy v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2001)
…Corporation, ACandS, Inc., Rock Wool Manufacturing Co., Inc., The Anchor Packing Company, Rapid American Corporation, Garlock, Inc., Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Uniroyal, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., Covil Corporation, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Defendants…
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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 · Iowa Supreme Court · November 13, 2009 · in the opinion
Van Fossen v. MidAmerican Energy Co. (2009)
…as the agent of the other owners, engaged Ebasco Services (Ebasco) as the general contractor for the construction of Units 3 and 4. The construction contracts gave Ebasco full control over its employees and the construction…
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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 · Texas Court of Appeals · November 5, 2003 · in the opinion
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2003)
…heaters and boilers of any brand name (not just Homart), and added furnaces and heaters. Further, the lists included materials and products allegedly "associated" with these appliances, including electric elements, fittings, repair parts, accessories, pipe coverings…
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Court case · Missouri Court of Appeals · May 11, 2004
Goede v. Aerojet General Corporation (2004)
Stephanie Foster died of mesothelioma at age 43. Her parents and three children sued Aerojet and others for wrongful death. The opinion says that in the early 1960s her father, a machinist for Automation Progress, machined an asbestos-containing…
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Court case · Minnesota Court of Appeals · August 21, 2007
Strand v. Allied Insulation Supply Co. (2007)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of General Pipe Covering's third-party contribution claims against Quality Insulation and Econ Insulation, so Quality and Econ won and General Pipe lost. When settling parties invoke Pierringer…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 13, 2007
Rochon v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (2007)
…Rochon's employer and landowner duty theories, reversed the dismissal of her general negligence claim, and remanded for further proceedings. A defendant who takes affirmative action creating an unreasonable risk of harm has a duty to…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · September 9, 2008 · in the opinion
Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company (2008)
By requiring judges to determine general foreseeability, the majority's opinion forces trial judges to base their decision-making on a razor thin distinction and encourages judges to make factual determinations relevant to breach of duty…
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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 3, 2008
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2008)
…its conduct posed an extreme degree of risk. General knowledge of asbestos risk to employees was not evidence of knowledge of an extreme risk to employees' family members. Expert Testimony; Punitive Damages Worksites: Exxon Baytown refinery…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 9, 2008
Barnes v. AO Smith Water Products Co. (2008)
…the Montross, Perdicaro, Enea and Iqbal cases separate, over the defendants' general opposition. Under CPLR 602(a), actions with common questions of law or fact may be tried jointly. The Malcolm factors guide the choice, and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 16, 2006 · in the opinion
8th Jud Dist Asbestos Litig (2006)
…However, "a duty and the corresponding liability it imposes do not rise from mere foreseeability of the harm" (Hamilton at 235-236 \[no general duty of care in the marketing and distribution of handguns\]; see Eiseman…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · March 4, 2009 · in the opinion
Riedel v. Ici Americas Inc. (2009)
…Liability. The ALI drafting committee and general members of the ALI approved the substance of the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical Harm (with the exception of two comments not relevant here) in 2005. The…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 15, 2007 · in the opinion
Honer v. Ford Motor Company (2007)
…fibers. Honer then breathed these asbestos fibers because of her direct and indirect contact with her father and brother themselves as well as their clothes, vehicles, tools and general surroundings. In July 2004, Honer alleged, she…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · September 23, 2004 · in the opinion
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2004)
…they are entitled to discovery of all of Sears' asbestos-related products because the issue is Sears' knowledge of the danger of asbestos in general to show "what Sears knew and when it knew it." However…