5 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · March 30, 2022
Ripple v. CBS Corporation (2022)
Richard Counter was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 2015 and married his longtime partner in July 2015. He sued several companies, alleging he inhaled asbestos from the 1950s through the 1990s during military service at sea, at industrial plants…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · December 12, 2023
Gallo v. Carnival Corporation (2023)
…on the ships. His widow and daughter sued Carnival and several manufacturers in Texas state court under the Jones Act, general maritime law and Texas law. Carnival removed the case to federal court, arguing that arbitration…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · September 3, 2024 · in the opinion
Edmonds v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2024)
…Zhang's two key challenged statements. The Court agrees with Defendants on one general point. The "cumulative exposure theory," to the extent it holds that even a de minimis exposure to asbestos can be a substantial…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · April 27, 2022 · in the opinion
Israel v. John Crane, Inc. (2022)
…932 F.2d 413, 415 (5th Cir. 1991) (holding that a cause of action under general maritime law "accrues when a plaintiff has had a reasonable opportunity to discover his injury, its cause, and the link…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 26, 2020 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Font (2020)
…chair' defense, the defendant need only answer the complaint with a general denial and argue to the jury that the injury was due to the negligence of a non-party to the suit." Vila v. Philip…