123 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 7
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · March 11, 2021
Sebright v. General Electric Co. (2021)
…Navy sailor. A plaintiff must also show that a defendant's specific product contained asbestos, and loss of consortium and parental society claims are not available under general maritime law in this circuit. Causation; Product Identification;…
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Court case · Maryland Appellate Court · February 8, 2024
Basil-Flippen v. General Electric Company (2024)
…Campbell Company installing asbestos insulation on a turbine at the Morgantown Generating Station in Maryland. The turbine was sold to the Potomac Electric Power Company by Westinghouse, which also had a separate contract to install it…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · January 23, 2023
McDERMID v. 3M Company (2023)
The Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for General Electric and CBS Corp. (successor to Westinghouse) against the McDermid plaintiffs' negligent supervision claims and held the remaining claims time-barred by the statute of repose. A turbine…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · October 31, 2022
Reulet v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2022)
The court denied the summary judgment motions of General Electric and ViacomCBS/Westinghouse, so the plaintiffs' claims against the two turbine manufacturers go forward. Under Air & Liquid Systems v. DeVries, a manufacturer may have a duty…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 31, 2023
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2023)
The federal district court denied summary judgment motions by General Electric, ViacomCBS, Air & Liquid Systems and Warren Pumps, and granted the Elorreaga family's motion for partial summary judgment that the government contractor defense does not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · June 17, 2021
Gay v. AO Smith Corporation (2021)
The district court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment because the plaintiff, executor of Carl Gay's estate, did not show he was exposed to asbestos from a GE product with enough frequency, regularity…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · March 28, 2022
Pritt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022)
The court denied General Electric's motion to exclude plaintiffs' industrial hygiene expert Dr. Tsai and denied as moot its motion to exclude Capt. Burger. It granted GE summary judgment on the Navy-service claims, denied…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · March 31, 2025
Losurdo v. Viacomcbs Inc. (2025)
Sandra Losurdo, as administratrix of the estate of her husband William Losurdo, and two other family members sued General Electric and Westinghouse (now Paramount Global). William Losurdo died of mesothelioma in January 2022. He served in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 22, 2021
Broussard v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2021)
The court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiffs' claims against it with prejudice, and denied Uniroyal's motion for summary judgment on Huntington Ingalls' third-party claim. Under Louisiana law a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · May 18, 2023
Craig v. AW Chesterton Co. (2023)
Gloria Craig has mesothelioma. She sued many companies in Alabama state court, alleging she breathed asbestos that her ex-husband brought home on his clothes from his work as a pipefitter at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding in Mobile in the 1970s…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · May 10, 2022 · in the opinion
Rogers v. AO Smith Corp. (2022)
…i.e. that General Electric turbines required the incorporation of asbestos insulation. Like with CBS/Westinghouse, the Court will add that the evidence in this case reveals that the Navy's own MilSpecs required that all…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 3, 2022 · in the opinion
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…However, other options did exist at that time. Q. Okay. But General Electric certainly knew that was one of the options that would be used on these turbines, was asbestos-containing insulation? A. I'm sure…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · February 15, 2022 · in the opinion
Gay v. AO Smith Corporation (2022)
Nevertheless, there are two exceptions to the general rule of nonliability—the \retained control' exception and the \peculiar risk' exception. Plaintiff argues that both exceptions apply, or at least that there are genuine disputes of material…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · June 17, 2021
Gay v. AO Smith Corporation (2021)
…from asbestos exposure. His work history included the Navy, the Air Force, General Electric, Stone and Webster, and automotive work. The claim against Yuba concerned his work from 1977 to 1981 on the construction of the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…or supplying an asbestos-containing product. Nonetheless, plaintiffs argue that General Electric can be held liable for its failure to warn of the dangers associated with asbestos insulation. According to plaintiffs, defendant was aware that asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 15, 2024
Legendre v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024)
Terry Legendre worked for Avondale for about three months, from October 1967 to January 1968. He alleged exposure to asbestos there, both directly and through Avondale employees he socialized with. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December 2021…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 21, 2022
Morales v. Anco Insulations Inc. (2022)
Oscar Morales, Sr. sued Avondale and other defendants in federal court in Louisiana, alleging he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working as a tacker at Avondale from 1970 to 1973. He alleged exposure from turbines and insulation,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 30, 2021
Pizarro v. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (2021)
Renato Pizarro and his wife sued NASSCO, Pep Boys and other companies, alleging his mesothelioma came from asbestos exposure. The opinion describes two sources. One was the Navy overhaul of the USS Bristol County, where plaintiffs say NASSCO removed…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · November 9, 2021
Data v. AO Smith Corporation (2021)
Darlene Data sued many companies in her own right and as executrix of her husband Michael Data's estate. Mr. Data served in the Navy aboard the USS Newport News from 1969 to 1973. He later worked at Mesta Machine and then at the West Pittsburgh…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 5, 2024 · in the opinion
Speck v. CBS Corporation (2024)
…Speck was to any work done on or around a General Electric product or product of another defendant\[,\]" and has "no idea" about the quantity of asbestos fibers to which Speck may have been exposed by…