38 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 21, 2013
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2013)
Seven plaintiffs, or their estates, brought asbestos injury suits in New York County. Six had mesothelioma and one, Perez, had lung cancer. Their cases were part of an "In Extremis" trial group, and they asked for a joint trial. Their alleged…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · May 18, 2016
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…and granted summary judgment to General Electric on all of the Arbogasts' claims against it. A plaintiff must offer evidence from which a jury can reasonably infer that a defendant's product actually contained asbestos before…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 26, 2013
Baiocco v. AC & S., Inc. (2013)
…s Mate and fire control mechanic United States Navy and shipyards 1950s-1980s; signalman Boston & Maine Railroad 1950s-1980s; Pipe Coverer United States Navy 1950s-1980s; winder General Electric Schenectady 1950s-1980s; bricklayer factories, churches, schools…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · July 25, 2016 · in the opinion
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…to Square D for use in the manufacture or assembly of molded or bonded component parts in certain electrical equipment products which may or may not have contained asbestos:... Union Carbide Corporation \[and\] General Electric.... (Id…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · November 19, 2015 · in the opinion
Estate OF Brust v. Acf Industries, LLC (2015)
…Westinghouse Electric Corp.; CARRIER CORPORATION; CERTAINTEED CORP., individually and as successor-in-interest to Gustin Bacon; EATON CORPORATION, as successor-in-interest to Eaton Electrical, Inc., and Cutler-Hammer, Inc.; FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION; GENERAL ELECTRIC…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 20, 2010 · in the opinion
Laverty v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2010)
…ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., FLEXO SUPPLY COMPANY, FORD CORPORATION, GARLOCK, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPANY, FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, GOODRICH CORPORATION, GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · December 19, 2016 · in the opinion
Vesper v. 3M Company (2016)
…MATTHEW P. KESSLER, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER PC. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP. GEORGIA-PACIFIC, LLC…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 16, 2016 · in the opinion
Hassell v. The Budd Co. (In re Asbestos Products Liability Lit.(no. VI), 2016)
…As amended in 1915, however, the LIA included a "general" power that "extend\[ed\] to the design, the construction, and the material of every part of the locomotive and tender and of all appurtenances." 272 U…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 20, 2012 · in the opinion
Neuer v. American Art Clay Co., Inc. (2012)
…Mr. Neuer testified that he was exposed to asbestos from working with steam lines and electrical equipment throughout his railroad career. He does not allude to asbestos exposure by reason of any other occupation. Defendants assert…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 16, 2010 · in the opinion
Haver v. BNSF Railway Company (2010)
…inside the diesel repair shop, including boilermakers, pipefitters, electricians, and laborers. Mike worked in close proximity to pipefitters while they worked on the locomotives and on insulated pipes within the shop. The pipefitters would perform maintenance…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 17, 2013 · in the opinion
Frieder v. Long Is. RR (2013)
…clean the counters, clean the — you know, clean that area up so that other people could sit down." The LIRR employees who patronized the diner belonged to trade unions. They included electricians, carpenters, machinists, and metal…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 5, 2014
Horvath v. Acf Indus., LLC (2014)
…signal inspector. Mr. Horvath also testified that, as a signal engineer for General Railway Signal, he was exposed over several months to asbestos from wires, cables and signal components on New York City subway projects. CSX…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas · February 13, 2018
Little v. the Budd Company (2018)
…Dr. Louis Burgher, who would give general opinions on what was known about asbestos hazards during the 20th century. The magistrate judge denied Budd's request to add him and reopen discovery, finding no good cause…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 24, 2015
Quiroz v. BNSF Railway Company (2015)
…found that Thoms did not know whether the brake shoes contained asbestos, and the plaintiffs' interrogatory answers and work history sheet gave only general statements. The plaintiffs' industrial hygienist gave no facts showing that the brakes…
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Court case · California Supreme Court · December 1, 2016 · in the opinion
Kesner v. Superior Court and Haver (2016)
781.) In general, internalizing the cost of injuries caused by a particular behavior will induce changes in that behavior to make it safer. That consideration may be "outweighed, for a category of negligent conduct, by laws…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas · November 20, 2018 · in the opinion
Little v. Budd Company (2018)
Brody's testimony is sufficiently reliable because it rests on general scientific principles about how asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma. Also, Dr. Brody offers no testimony about the specific causation of Mr. Rabe's mesothelioma. Thus, he…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 27, 2015
BNSF Railway Company v. Superior Court for County OF Los Angeles (2015)
…motion, because California lacked general personal jurisdiction over BNSF; the Kralovetz family lost. Under Goodyear and Daimler, a corporation is subject to general jurisdiction only where its affiliations with the state make it essentially at home…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · February 29, 2012 · in the opinion
Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. (2012)
…Ante, at 1268. That is insufficient. Not every state law that "could be said to affect tangentially" matters within the regulated field is pre-empted. English v. General Elec. Co., 496 U.S. 72, 85, 110…
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Court case · Virginia Supreme Court · August 31, 2017 · in the opinion
Cole v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company (2017)
…chemicals. Id. at 692. Each employee had previously executed a general release in the course of settling unrelated FELA claims. Id. These releases "appeared to settle all claims for all injuries past and future." Id. In…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Idaho · October 1, 2018 · in the opinion
Stephens v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2018)
…to recover under this claim. Indeed, so much is indicated by the captions in Stephens' Complaint, describing their overarching general allegation: "Plaintiff Sustained Toxic Exposure to Asbestos From Union Pacific Locomotives." Compl. at p. 3, Dkt…