9 results for “General Electric”
-
Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · April 21, 2014 · in the opinion
Frazier v. Jackson (2014)
…alleges that the defendants entered into settlements with United States Steel, Flintkote, and General Electric, but then failed to send Frazier her share of the recovery. She further contends that the defendants settled her claim against…
-
Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · June 7, 2011 · in the opinion
Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc. (2011)
…plans of reorganization for Raybestos and Johns Manville had been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court before Mrs. Nye filed her complaint.\[11\] As a general matter, confirmation of the plan of reorganization ends the automatic stay…
-
Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Blackmon v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2014)
…In Babbitt, 104 F.3d at 90-91, the plaintiff employees had executed general releases as part of the railroad's early retirement program, releasing the railroad from any claims "of any kind whatsoever, known or…
-
Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 12, 2017 · in the opinion
Stockton v. Ford Motor Company (2017)
…908, 911 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993) (quoting Higgs v. General Motors Corp., 655 F. Supp. 22, 23 (E.D.Tenn.1985)) ("\\[I\]t makes no difference whether the complaint is couched in terms of negligence, strict…
-
Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · June 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Russell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2015)
…322 U.S. at 631. \[41\] In Babbitt, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that general release claims executed as part of a railroad's early retirement program were not valid under FELA; instead, "\[t…
-
Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · July 22, 2019 · in the opinion
Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2019)
…the general duty of care includes a duty to warn when the manufacturer "knows or has reason to know" that its product "is or is likely to be dangerous for the use for which it is…
-
Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · July 1, 2015 · in the opinion
Payne v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2015)
…a diesel locomotive, inside the cab or just in the general area." He acknowledged that "diesel fumes would go \[\] into the air in the general direction back toward the caboose, the cab of the engine and…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee · October 29, 2012 · in the opinion
US v. Fillers (2012)
…result of asbestos exposure due to improper demolition activities at the former Standard Coosa \[Thatcher\] facility" (id. at 1). Frederick's report discusses the general health risks associated with exposure to asbestos, including lung cancer, mesothelioma…
-
Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · September 8, 2011 · in the opinion
Kelley v. Union Carbide Corporation (2011)
…occupational injury claims. We disagree. "The meaning of the statute is determined by viewing the statute as a whole and in light of its general purpose." City of Lenoir City v. State ex rel. City of…