683 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 22 of 35
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Traffic-related distribution of antimony in roadside soils
…the need for more detailed research on various traffic-related emissions and related distribution patterns. Since the banning of asbestos in the European Union, its substitution with antimony (Sb) in brake linings has led to increased…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
How Canada's Asbestos Industry Was Defeated in Quebec
…all the political parties in the Canadian House of Commons and the Quebec National Assembly, as well as from business and union organizations. Two lobby organizations (Chrysotile Institute and International Chrysotile Association) had significant global impact…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Historical state of knowledge of the health risks of asbestos posed to seamen on merchant ships
…authors reviewed studies, air-sampling reports, government, union and industry documents, and 1980 Congressional hearings. They found maritime health and safety organizations first addressed it in the mid- to late 1970s and early 1980s. The Coast…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Australia's Ongoing Legacy of Asbestos: Significant Challenges Remain Even after the Complete Banning of Asbestos Almost Fifteen Years Ago
…The sustained efforts of trade unions and non-governmental organisations were essential in forcing the Australian government to finally implement the 2003 asbestos ban. Trade unions and non-government organisations continue to play a key role…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
CT scan screening for lung cancer: risk factors for nodules and malignancy in a high-risk urban cohort
…between 2001 and 2010, and some were followed for up to 10 years. Some were referred by a utility workers' union. The authors considered 171 participants (14.5%) to have confirmed asbestos exposure, based on both…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Retrospective analysis of large-scale research screening of construction workers for the early diagnosis of mesothelioma
…analysis of a 5-year blood-test screening program begun in 2007. It enrolled members of a Tokyo construction workers' union and health insurance association, chosen because their jobs put them at risk of asbestos exposure…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 7, 2019
Licul v. Mario DiBono Plastering Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…fact. Causation; Product Identification; Take-Home Exposure; Wrongful Death and Survival; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: World Trade Center; World Trade Center, New York union carpenter (husband Viktor Licul) World Trade Center New York 1968-1980
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Banning Asbestos in New Zealand, 1936-2016, an 80-Year Long Saga
…the asbestos sufferers, their families and support groups. At the political level, there were the activities of progressive trade union groups representing the hazardous trades, such as labourers, construction workers and demolition workers, and at a…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 2019
Berry v. Anco Insulations (2019)
…the settled defendants' fault was not proved. It found no abuse of discretion in excluding some evidence about union knowledge or in refusing a credit for the midtrial settlement. It upheld the $1 million future medical…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · April 15, 2015
Stellar v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2015)
…Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Venue, Removal and Transfer; Wrongful Death and Survival; Loss of Consortium; Federal Preemption Worksites: Mack Trucks facility; Mack Trucks facility, Allentown, Allentown steelworker; union bargaining unit member Mack Trucks facility, Allentown Allentown
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · June 3, 2010
Dean v. Bur. OF Workers'comp. (2010)
…for 45 years. Later it describes her claim as alleging mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure. He worked for many employers through his union hall, including Conesville Coal Preparation Company and American Electric Power. The Bureau and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming · April 7, 2014
Johnson v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. Prod. Liab. Trust (2014)
… Business Agent (carpenters union representative) Jim Bridger Power Plant 1960s-1970s; Business Agent (carpenters union representative) Jim Bridger Power Plant 1970s; Business Agent (carpenters union representative) FMC Green River soda ash plant Green River 1960s-1970s
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 31, 2013
Lindsay v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2013)
…asbestos products. Lindsay worked as an electrician from 1963 until 1978, when he became his union's business representative. He testified that he worked with Leviton recessed light fixtures wired with asbestos-insulated wire. He also…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · April 22, 2014
Genusa v. Asbestos Corporation Limited (2014)
…state court, with only BRMC's claims against the Unions staying in federal court. Third-party claims that depend on interpreting collective bargaining agreements are completely preempted by LMRA Section 301 and support removal. The plaintiff…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · July 30, 2018
Bennett v. the Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (2018)
…to add asbestosis. The District Hearing Officer, the Staff Hearing Officer and the Industrial Commission all denied the request. He appealed to the Union County Common Pleas Court, which held a bench trial. His pulmonologist, Dr…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 3, 2019
Surace v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…building, White Plains foreman Elmsford Lumber 1957-1967; foreman at a lumber yard R. W. Henry Pleasantville 1968-1976; union carpenter Galleria Mall, Gateway highrise building, Westchester Mall, IBM buildings, Money building White Plains 1977-1995
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 25, 2019
Gallagher v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…Union 608 One World Trade Center New York 1961-1992; carpenter, member of New York City Carpenter's Union 608 Pan Am Building New York 1961-1992; carpenter, member of New York City Carpenter's Union…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · September 16, 2016
George v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…so a registration that began after the alleged injury does not support jurisdiction. Government Contractor Defense and Removal; Personal Jurisdiction; Venue, Removal and Transfer Navy and Reserves service 1955-1961; Carpenters Union member 1959-mid 1970s
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Court case · North Carolina Court of Appeals · May 1, 2018
Penegar v. United Parcel Service (2018)
…containing brakes and compressed air to blow off dust. Later he held other jobs: driving a van for Union County and working for a church and a school system. He had also served in the Navy…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 18, 2019
Babcock v. Watts Water Technologies (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…and liabilities left successor-liability jurisdiction a non-frivolous theory. Leave to amend to add a defendant is freely given absent surprise or prejudice. Successor Liability; Personal Jurisdiction; Trial Procedure and Discovery union pipefitter 1962-1993