15 results for “General Electric”
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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 · California Court of Appeal · May 14, 2019
Mettias v. The Pep Boys Manny, Moe & Jack of California (Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2019)
…refusal to give general negligence instructions and the misstatements in reading the instructions caused no prejudicial error. A party is entitled to instructions on every theory supported by substantial evidence, but not to general negligence instructions…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · August 10, 2018
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC (2018)
…a pathologist's tissue analysis, an occupational physician's exposure opinions, a scientist's general testimony on how asbestos causes disease, a historian's account of what was known about asbestos hazards, and studies and videos…
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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 · May 20, 2019
Alleyne v. Chanel (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…London. Chanel asked the court for summary judgment, arguing she could not show asbestos exposure from its talc and that her experts could not establish contamination or general causation. Chanel offered only an attorney's affirmation…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · August 6, 2019 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
Those sources can be grouped into four general categories: (1) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers purchased by law firms on the internet or at antique fairs; (2) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers that had previously been…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 8, 2019
Young v. Avon Prods. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…asbestos case by pointing to gaps in the plaintiff's proof, and conflicting expert evidence on general and specific causation raises fact issues for trial. New York does not recognize an independent cause of action for…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Malignant mesothelioma incidence among talc miners and millers in New York State
…7) times the rate in the general population (P < 0.01). I conclude that: (1) mesothelioma has been diagnosed among members of the cohort at a rate in excess of that in the general population…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma--an outline
…the 20-year period, 1974-1994, showed a wide range of outcomes, but in general that the risk was higher in exposures which included amphiboles rather than chrysotile alone. Real progress began, however, with discoveries along…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 7, 2019 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2019)
…to this case is thus incorrect. In any event, Dr. Staggs's general causation testimony clearly considers both types of asbestos and the possible differences between them. He acknowledges that, "some scientist\[s\] believe there's…
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Court case · Montana Workers' Comp. Court · May 5, 2014 · in the opinion
Baeth v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2014)
…wrote that asbestos-related lung fibrosis "could not be excluded with certainty."\[131\] ¶ 76 "\[A\]s a general rule, the opinion of a treating physician is accorded greater weight than the opinions of other expert witnesses."…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 25, 2017 · in the opinion
Alfaro v. Imerys Talc America Inc. (2017)
…Fitzgerald's opinion was based on the excluded testing, and therefore was also inadmissible. However, the court found Fitzgerald could give the general opinion that the product was "friable. . . that when dispersed it can be inhaled…
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Court case · Montana Workers' Comp. Court · December 31, 2013 · in the opinion
Peterson v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2013)
… however, after moving to Libby he practiced more general medicine.\[92\] Dr. Black started the CARD clinic in July 2000\[93\] to meet the needs of the public once it became evident there was a community…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · May 11, 2018 · in the opinion
Mack Trucks, Inc. v. Coates (2018)
…PROCEEDINGS Until it closed in 1989, Marcantoni was a Baltimore-based general construction contracting company that specialized in highway and utility work for local governments in the greater Baltimore area. Its headquarters was located on Broening…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · March 27, 2015 · in the opinion
Kaenzig v. Charles B. Chrystal Company, Inc. (2015)
…a result of his exposure to defendant's asbestos-contaminated talc through contact with his father. With regard to general causation, Moline explained that asbestos contains microscopic fibers that are easily inhaled deep into the lungs…