17 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 29, 2007
Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation (2007)
The Court of Appeal affirmed the jury's liability findings against Union Carbide and the denial of its JNOV motion, but reversed the $14.1 million future noneconomic damages award as excessive and ordered a new…
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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 · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 17, 2005 · in the opinion
Rudy v. A-Best Products Company (2005)
…INC., RHONE-POULENC AG, RILEY STOKER CORPORATION, ROBERTSON CECO F/K/A HH ROBERTSON, SAFETY-FIRST INDUSTRIES, SAGER CORPORATION, SEALITE, INC., SEPCO CORPORATION, STOCKHOLD VALVES & FITTINGS, TRANSCO PRODUCTS, UNIFRAX CORPORATION, UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, UNIROYAL, INC., WAYNE…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 31, 2006
Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2006)
The surviving spouse and five adult children of Namon Joshua, Jr., a carpenter who died of lung cancer in 2001, sued several premises owners. He also had asbestos-related pleural plaques. He worked for contractors at the Waterford power plants in…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · December 19, 2008 · in the opinion
Weible v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…American Corp., Riley Stoker Corp., Bevco Industries, Rockbestos Co., Sid Harvey Mid Atlantic, Inc., Union Carbide Corp., Weil McLain Co., Weinstein Supply Co., Westinghouse Electric Corp., Bell & Gossett Pump Co., Bns Co., Burnhan Holdings, Carrier Corp…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 22, 2001
King v. Paul J. Krez Co. (2001)
…Edison Dresden station; Equitable Building; Union Oil Lemont refinery; Equitable Building, Chicago; Union Oil Refinery, Lemont; Dresden Powerhouse pipefitter Equitable Building Chicago 1964-1970; pipefitter Union Oil Refinery Lemont 1964-1970; pipefitter Dresden Powerhouse 1964-1970
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 14, 2006
Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (2006)
Lee Rettig, a union electrician for forty-two years, was dying of malignant mesothelioma. He sued General Motors and Toledo Edison, among others, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while doing electrical work for contractors at…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 13, 2007
Briggs v. General Electric Co. (2007)
…Mr. Briggs was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1995. He was a union electrician who worked at many construction sites from about 1952 to 1993. He alleged that in the early 1950s, while working as an apprentice…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · January 28, 2004 · in the opinion
Psi Energy, Inc. v. Roberts (2004)
…would have been aware of the dangers. Although evidence was presented indicating that Roberts received union newsletters in the 1960's and 1970's describing the dangers of asbestos, Roberts testified that he was not aware…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · December 2, 2004 · in the opinion
In re Combustion Engineering, Inc. (2004)
…Insurance Company, OneBeacon America Insurance Company, f/k/a Commercial Union Insurance Company, and Travelers Indemnity Company and Certain affiliates and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company f/k/a The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. Evanston…
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Court case · Kentucky Supreme Court · August 23, 2007 · in the opinion
General Elec. Co. v. Cain (2007)
…Employees performed capital projects, and the union had to approve the use of outside contractors. The size of a project was often what determined whether the company would use outside contractors rather than the type of…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 13, 2006 · in the opinion
Chenot v. AP Green Services, Inc. (2006)
…PECO." Id. at 660. Compare Rudy, supra (holding summary judgment for landowner was proper where landowner presented evidence that plaintiff also had substantial knowledge of asbestos hazards through his union, employers, and co-workers). ¶ 23 In…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · July 3, 2008 · in the opinion
Louden v. AW Chesterton Co. (2008)
…articles, safety reports, and union and OSHA complaints.\[8\] Our review of these exhibits indicates that asbestos was present at the plant and there were some OSHA violations for respirator use and instruction. {¶ 18} We find…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · May 31, 2006 · in the opinion
John Crane, Inc. v. Puller (2006)
…pursuant to a mutual consent or agreement to become husband and wife made after the removal of what she supposed was a barrier. Id. at 253-54 (emphasis supplied). In National Union Fire Insurance Co. v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 4, 2009 · in the opinion
Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…standard to jurisdictional facts, such as amount in controversy, "where little or no evidence has yet been produced" at the pleadings stage); United Food & Comm. Workers Union, Local 919, AFL-CIO v. CenterMark Prop. Meriden Sq.…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · January 14, 2004 · in the opinion
In re Roc (2004)
…f/k/a Texas Utilities Electric Company, Fluor Daniel, Inc., General Signal Industries, Inc., General Signal Corporation f/k/a Ceilcote Company, Inc., H.B. Zachry Company a/k/a Zachary Construction Company, Ebasco Construction, Inc.…
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Court case · Indiana Supreme Court · June 28, 2005 · in the opinion
Psi Energy, Inc. v. Roberts (2005)
…of Heat and Frost Insulators International and received its publications beginning in 1958. Articles in the union's magazines urged asbestos workers to use safety equipment, and "green sheets" included with the magazines from 1969 through…