825 results for “General Electric”, page 22 of 42
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 24, 2020 · in the opinion
Peterson v. Vanderbilt Minerals (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…Defendant argues that plaintiffs failed to proffer any expert opinion or other evidence establishing general and specific causation and there is no basis to sustain the cause of action for punitive damages. To prevail on a…
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Court case · West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals · June 5, 2024 · in the opinion
Murphy v. ST. Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. (2024)
…occupational pneumoconiosis, our sister state of Kentucky has instructed that: The legislature has labeled the presumptions "rebuttable." It is therefore clear that the legislature intended the general rules applicable to rebuttable presumptions to apply. Such presumptions…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 13, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…Becnel's general asbestos exposure at Hooker creates an issue of fact as to AIC's liability as the alleged Eagle insurer. Whether Exposure to the Eagle Product was a Substantial Factor in Bringing About Mr…
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Blog · 2024
A National Study Highlights the Hidden Risks of Talc Products
…results highlight a general lack of awareness, particularly among American women, regarding the potential for asbestos exposure from commonly used goods, including baby powder, makeup, and other everyday cosmetic products. A general lack of awareness and…
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Blog · 2025
Appellate Ruling in Ford Motor Company Asbestos Case
…years primarily delivering parts and one year at the counter in the parts department at the dealership. After a trial, which included expert testimony regarding general and specific causation, jurors found in favor of the employee…
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Blog · 2022
Environmental Protection Agency Proposes New Asbestos Regulations
…If enacted, the new reporting and recordkeeping requirements could make it significantly easier for former asbestos workers and their family members to pursue justice. How the EPA Defines Asbestos In general, the term “asbestos” refers to…
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Blog · 2025
Illegal Asbestos Abatement Strikes Again
…work, according to Kiely. The school district has not used the company since. According to the Attorney General’s Office, asbestos is a hazardous material and known human carcinogen regulated under the Clean Air Act. It…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 29, 2023
Barker v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2023)
…Koehring, an executive officer is personally liable only if the employer delegated a personal duty of care to him and he breached it; general administrative responsibility is not enough. Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · June 18, 2020
Andrews v. John Crane, Inc. (2020)
…and remanded for further proceedings. General maritime law preempts state law for a Navy sailor's asbestos products claims against a gasket maker, and DOHSA does not bar a general maritime survival recovery for the decedent…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 5, 2023
Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (2023)
…when no timely objection was made. The reviewing court will not disturb a jury's causation finding or a general damage award unless the record shows manifest error or an abuse of discretion. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 3, 2024
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2024)
…Boland Marine, appellate courts must consider prior general damage awards as guidance when deciding whether a jury's award is an abuse of discretion, but those awards are only a starting point and do not cap…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · June 30, 2022
Milone v. Aii Acquisition Corp., LLC (2022)
…602, a worker's testimony that furnace boards were asbestos, based on general talk among workers and assumption without training or testing, lacks personal knowledge. An expert relying only on that testimony cannot establish exposure to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · September 1, 2023
Cook v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (2023)
…maritime law applies, with state law only supplementing where maritime law is silent. General maritime law does not bar loss of consortium, punitive or survival damages against a manufacturer in such a case. Product Identification; The…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maine · January 25, 2021
Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2021)
…turns on actual or constructive notice and is ordinarily a jury question; a railroad's general knowledge of asbestos hazards and disputed evidence of escaping dust prevent summary judgment on foreseeability. Causation; Employer and Contractor Liability…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · March 7, 2024
Marsh v. Chas Kurz & Company (2024)
…defendant's vessels, and general evidence that asbestos was widely used on ships does not suffice. Expert opinions resting only on that general use and on the plaintiff's assumption may be excluded, and without them…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas · April 17, 2023
Gray v. BNSF Railway Company (2023)
…failed under both the Sixth Circuit's Babbitt and the Third Circuit's Wicker tests, and the 2017 release was ineffective as an overbroad general release. FELA Railroad Claims; Settlements and Releases bridge and building carpenter
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 22, 2023
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
…established that the plaintiff has mesothelioma and that asbestos caused it. This general causation ruling does not stop defendants from distinguishing among exposures and forms of asbestos or from contesting specific causation before the jury. Causation
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · April 29, 2020
Perrone v. Johnson & Johnson (2020)
…fiduciaries could make only in their corporate capacity, and general allegations that earlier disclosure would cause less harm do not show it would do more good than harm. Respondeat superior may be a basis for employer…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
The amino-acid stress sensing eIF2α kinase GCN2 is a survival biomarker for malignant mesothelioma
…leading to new research for therapeutics which might exploit this potential vulnerability. We measured the levels of General Control Non-derepressible 2 (GCN2) protein in malignant mesothelioma tumour samples and determined whether these levels correlate with…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 7, 2024
Perkins v. United States (2024)
…Navy asbestos directives were mandatory and followed preclude dismissal. Under Washington law, duty turns on foreseeability of a general field of danger, and disputed expert evidence on substantial-factor causation precludes summary judgment. Causation; Expert Testimony…