34 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 4, 2008
Taylor v. Union Carbide Corporation (2008)
The Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment granted to Union Carbide and remanded for trial, ruling for David Taylor and his wife. A plaintiff may use circumstantial evidence to show exposure to a defendant's…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
…Zachry contract with Union Carbide was a construction contract, the trial court's usurpation of the jury's role was wholly improper." Mr. Griffin testified about a "construction contract" between Zachry and Union Carbide dated June…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · August 5, 2009
Anderson v. Bondex Int'l (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2009)
…futile; defendants Bondex, Georgia-Pacific and Union Carbide prevailed. An amended pleading relates back under Rule 15(c)(1)(B) only if it arises from the conduct, transaction or occurrence set out in the original pleading…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 10, 2009
Anderson v. Bondex Int'l (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2009)
…RPM, Georgia-Pacific and Union Carbide to exclude evidence of plaintiff Anderson's exposure to joint compound dust during sanding and cleanup, holding the Virginia statute of repose did not bar it. Under Virginia's statute…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 16, 2002
Wilson v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2002)
Pamela Perry Wilson, administratrix of the estate of Dolly Chase, sued several companies, including Flintkote, in a products liability action. Chase was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 1998 and died in August 1999. The complaint alleged that…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 9, 2009
Bourque v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2009)
Eddie Bourque Jr. and his wife sued several defendants, including his former employer Lake Charles Stevedores, claiming his malignant mesothelioma came from asbestos exposure during his work there from the 1950s through the 1970s. Stevedores moved…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2009
Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009)
William Wangen, a lifelong Washington resident, and his wife Mary Jo sued more than three dozen defendants in California. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2007. He alleged asbestos exposure on the USS Wiltsie in the Navy from 1950 to 1954,…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 2009
DiBenedetto v. Noble Drilling Company (2009)
Blaise DiBenedetto sued many defendants, including former employers, saying he developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. He worked for Noble Drilling Company from 1972 to 1974 and then for stevedoring companies on the New Orleans…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 25, 2002 · in the opinion
Campbell v. Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp. (2002)
…WA, for Defendants: Borg-Warner Automotive. Diane Kero, Gordon Thomas Honeywell et al., Seattle, WA, for Center for Claims Resolution Dana Corporation Union Carbide. Matthew Turetsky, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, WA, for Honeywell International, Inc. BECKER…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · June 7, 2006 · in the opinion
IN the Matter of United States Lines Inc. (2006)
…Under New York law, the party invoking a statute of limitations bears the burden of proof for establishing such an affirmative defense. See Bano v. Union Carbide Corp., 361 F.3d 696, 710 (2d Cir. 2004)…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 18, 2009
Hymel v. Eagle, Inc. (2009)
…Appeal affirmed the trial court's judgment sustaining the exception of res judicata for J.D. Roberts and Commercial Union Insurance Company, dismissing Ralph Hymel's mesothelioma claims with prejudice based on his 1998 release. A…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · July 17, 2003
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. US Dept. of Labor (2003)
Gertrude Knight's husband William worked at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine, from 1941 to 1986. For much of that time he cut, handled and installed asbestos insulation. He stopped working with asbestos in 1979 and retired in 1986. In…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 19, 2003
Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (2003)
Murphy Ewing worked for Brown & Root from about 1964 to 1974 and for Avondale from about 1971 to 1972, and was exposed to asbestos. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 1996 and died in April 1997. He and his wife sued in 1996. After his…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 12, 2007
Bradley v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (2007)
Frank Bradley sued in Orleans Parish, Louisiana state court, alleging he developed malignant pleural mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working as a marine electronics technician at Avondale Shipyard around 1967-68. He named Northrop Grumman,…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 4, 2009
McAskill v. American Marine Holding Co. (2009)
The Louisiana Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's summary judgment for Eagle, Branton and Commercial Union and remanded for further proceedings, so plaintiff McAskill's claims go forward. In a latent mesothelioma case, a…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
Telles Brunet worked for Avondale Industries from 1950 to 1978 at its Harvey repair yard. He developed lung cancer and died in 1998. His wife and three daughters sued Avondale, four of its executive officers and their insurers. At trial the jury…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · December 3, 2003
Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2003)
Raleigh Landry and his wife Clailee sued his former employers, Avondale Industries and McDermott, their executive officers, and several asbestos product makers. Mr. Landry had worked for Avondale from 1965 to 1967 and for McDermott in 1959-1961,…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · August 9, 2007
Herring v. Texaco, Inc. (2007)
…bankruptcy to a claimant's union when the debtor had no knowledge of the particular claimant's claim. An unknown creditor is only entitled to publication notice, and notice to the union would not be actual…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 13, 2009
Silvestro v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2009)
…and Settlement Credits; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: his home and side construction jobs; engine rooms on ships union cement mason on residential and commercial construction projects 1946-1966; side construction jobs hanging drywall; home remodeling…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
The doctors and the dockers
…provided jointly by a Consultant Chest Physician, the Port Medical Officer, and the Medical Advisor to the Trades Union Congress, declared that they knew of no disease affecting dockers, and stated that intermittent exposure to asbestos…