83 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 5
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · November 21, 2017 · in the opinion
Young v. American Talc Company (2017)
…P.A., MONA LISA WALLACE, WALLACE AND GRAHAM, P.A. & WILLIAM MARC GRAHAM, WALLACE AND GRAHAM, P.A.. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by JENNIFER M. TECHMAN, EVERT WEATHERSBY HOUFF, ERIK D. NADOLINK, WHEELER TRIGG O…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · November 25, 2014 · in the opinion
Barlow v. Colgate Palmolive Co. (2014)
…Inc.; Bayer Corporation, as successor in interest to Sterling Drug, Inc., and Sterling-Winthrop Inc.; General Electric Company, Defendants. Nos. 13-1839, 13-1840. Argued: September 18, 2014. Decided: November 25, 2014. United States Court of…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 16, 2018 · in the opinion
Wittman v. Coty, Inc. (2018)
…747, 771, italics omitted.) Where this showing is lacking, "\there is simply too great an analytical gap between the data and the opinion proffered.'" (Ibid., quoting General Electric Co. v. Joiner (1997) 522 U.S. 136…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · June 8, 2018 · in the opinion
Finch v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2018)
…526 (N.D. Cal. 2009) ("A general concern over litigation does not trigger a duty to preserve evidence."). Ms. Finch has not shown that Pfizer reasonably should have known that the pre-1978 records may have…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 5, 2018
Matter of Adesso v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2018)
…Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn 1953-1957; boilermaker, truck mechanic, and general helper Thatcher Glass Elmira 1957-1996; fireman USS Des Moines 1957-1961; boiler maintenance mechanic Happauge School District 1976-1982; welder USS Mindoro 1948-1952…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 19, 2017 · in the opinion
Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2017)
…1078 \[109 Cal.Rptr.3d 371\], the plaintiffs alleged that the decedent had been exposed to asbestos by Bechtel Construction at two Pacific Gas and Electric sites constructed by Bechtel, "Contra Costa Buildings 6 and 7…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 20, 2015 · in the opinion
Oddo v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd. (2015)
…Inc. (Higgins") between 1947 and 1954; working as an appliance repairman for Westinghouse Electric in the late 1950s; working on diesel truck rigs for Cummins Sales & Services ("Cummins") in the 1960s; working for Lummis as an…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 6, 2019
Rothlein v. Imerys Talc America (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…of the remaining claims against Imerys, so the plaintiffs kept those claims. General jurisdiction over a corporation exists only where it is incorporated or has its principal place of business. A corporation that buys another's…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 31, 2018
Crozier v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…complaint and cross-claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, and denied jurisdictional discovery. New York courts lacked general jurisdiction over corporations not incorporated or headquartered in New York, and lacked specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 12, 2019
English v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint and all cross-claims against them for lack of personal jurisdiction, ruling against plaintiffs English and Raso. New York courts lacked general jurisdiction over New Jersey-incorporated, New Jersey-headquartered defendants…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 2, 2018
Matter of Crozier v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2018)
…Avon's powder. They moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or on forum non conveniens grounds. The court found no general jurisdiction, since neither company was incorporated or based in New York. It found…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 27, 2018
Brewer v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2018)
…jurisdiction and on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing that everything happened in Minnesota. The court found no general jurisdiction, since neither company was incorporated or based in New York. It did find specific jurisdiction under New…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 18, 2018
Germain v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…The court found the defendants had made an initial showing, but the plaintiffs' experts raised fact issues on general and specific causation. It noted that conflicting expert evidence and credibility questions must be resolved by a…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 26, 2013
Bernard v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2013)
…a testing expert's opinion based on a self-modified TEM method for bulk talc samples that drops accepted fiber-count and fiber-identification criteria is inadmissible because it lacks general acceptance in the scientific community…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · March 15, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…only Missouri defendant. Johnson & Johnson then asked the court to dismiss the case for improper venue or transfer it to the Eastern District of Tennessee, relying on the general venue statute and § 1406. The court denied…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 22, 2019
Olson v. Imerys Talc America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…talcum powder, because the claim has an articulable nexus to that business. General jurisdiction was lacking because the defendants are not incorporated or headquartered in New York. Personal Jurisdiction consumer user of talcum powder 1953-2015
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · February 14, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…sister company is generally not liable for another company's acts absent a pleaded alter ego or agency theory, and general allegations of commonality do not plead alter ego under Delaware law. Product Identification; Successor Liability…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2019
Young v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…win summary judgment by pointing to gaps in plaintiff's proof; conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise issues of fact for trial, and plaintiffs need only show facts from which liability may reasonably…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 3, 2018
Hooper-Lynch v. Imerys Talc America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…New York, transacts business here with an articulable nexus to the claim, supporting specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a)(1) even though there is no general jurisdiction. Personal Jurisdiction user of cosmetic talc powder 1968-1985
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · July 10, 2018
Stevenson v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (2018)
…in part that the Florida federal court lacked personal jurisdiction over it. The plaintiff conceded there was no general jurisdiction and argued for specific jurisdiction. She relied on the predecessor's Florida business registration and registered…