179 results for “Owens-Illinois”, page 1 of 9
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · January 13, 2020
Blystone v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2020)
John R. Blystone and his wife sued many defendants, claiming he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. This order concerned only U.S. Steel, which employed him for two weeks in 1960. He testified that he worked eight-hour days in a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · January 22, 2020
Blystone v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2020)
John R. Blystone and his wife Bridget sued many defendants, including DAP, Inc., in federal court in Pennsylvania. Mr. Blystone was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December 2017 and died in October 2018. The claims were negligence and strict…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2020
Gaddy v. Taylor Seidenbach, Inc. (2020)
…Owens-Illinois was liable for Dr. Gaddy's asbestos exposure at International Paper. A jury verdict may be set aside under Rule 50(b) only if no reasonable jury could have found otherwise. Testimony that Owens…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · December 14, 2020
Adams v. Ethyl Corporation (2020)
…general damages to $3,000,000, and rejected both Ethyl's challenges and the plaintiffs' challenge to the jury's allocation of fault to Owens-Illinois. Under Louisiana article 2317, a premises condition is a defect…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois · February 25, 2020
Hicks v. Ford Motor Company (2020)
…may be treated as fraudulently joined when procedural rules (waiver, and Illinois limits on reconsideration with late evidence) leave no reasonable possibility of reinstating the claim; the common-defense exception does not apply where the reason…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2020
Gaddy v. Taylor Seidenbach, Inc. (2020)
Dr. James Gaddy, a chemical engineer, developed mesothelioma and died about six months after diagnosis. His children sued Ethyl Corporation and others, alleging he was exposed to asbestos at International Paper and at Ethyl's Baton Rouge plant from…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · July 16, 2020
Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc. (2020)
Charles Corley and his wife Myra sued dozens of companies that allegedly supplied asbestos-containing products that caused his malignant mesothelioma. The opinion says he used the products in the Navy and later as a self-employed mechanic and…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · February 22, 2022 · in the opinion
Budd v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2022)
…compound. Given the differences between smoking an addictive substance and using a particular product in the course of employment, we reject this contention. See Raney v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 897 F.2d 94, 96 (2d Cir…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 21, 2021 · in the opinion
Ann Strobel v. Johnson & Johnson (2021)
…25 Cal.4th at p. 850), which here is the preponderance of the evidence (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953, 965 (Rutherford)). "\On appeal "\[w\]e review a grant of summary judgment…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 11, 2021 · in the opinion
Fitzwater v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2021)
…INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULDS PUMPS, INC, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC, ITT INDUSTRIES, INC., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC, PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC, PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), PNEUMO ABEX LLC, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST, U.S. RUBBER COMPANY (UNIROYAL…
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Court case · Utah Supreme Court · November 18, 2021 · in the opinion
Boynton v. Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC (2021)
…the plaintiff\] worked, should have foreseen that whoever performed that task would come into contact with the asbestos that infiltrated his clothing while he performed his contracted tasks. Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 186 N.J…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 23, 2023 · in the opinion
Phillips v. Exxon Chemical Louisiana, LLC (2023)
…Amec Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc., Resco Holdings, LLC, as Successor to M.W. Kellogg Company, Owens Illinois, Inc. D/b/a Owens-Illinois, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., as Successor-in-Interest to H.E. Wiese, Inc…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 19, 2021 · in the opinion
Toy v. Armstrong Int'l (In re Asbestos, 2021)
…Dkt. No. 418 at 5. But Plaintiffs bear the burden of establishing that exposure to Defendants' products was a substantial factor causing his illness. See Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 16 Cal. 4th 953, 982 (Cal…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Theophil v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2022)
…DIBONO PLASTERING CO., INC, MILTON ROY COMPANY, MORSE DIESEL, INC., NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. AS SUCCESSOR, O'CONNOR CONSTRUCTORS, INC., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC, PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC, PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), RESEARCH-COTTRELL INCORPORATED, RILEY POWER INC, SEQUOIA VENTURES…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · August 3, 2021 · in the opinion
Viale v. Foster Wheeler, LLC (2021)
…a triable issue of fact that Ronald was exposed to asbestos-containing Foster Wheeler products and therefore that exposure was a "substantial factor" causing Ronald's mesothelioma. Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 941 P.2d 1203…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 1, 2022 · in the opinion
Theophil v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2022)
…DIBONO PLASTERING CO., INC, MILTON ROY COMPANY, MORSE DIESEL, INC., NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. AS SUCCESSOR, O'CONNOR CONSTRUCTORS, INC., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC, PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC, PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), RESEARCH-COTTRELL INCORPORATED, RILEY POWER INC, SEQUOIA VENTURES…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 25, 2021 · in the opinion
Putt v. Ford Motor Co. (In re Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2021)
…subd. (a); Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953, 958 (Rutherford).) "\[I\]f supported by the evidence," a jury must apportion fault against parties and nonparties found responsible for the plaintiff's injury…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 22, 2020 · in the opinion
Gibbons v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer (Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2020)
…was a substantial factor causing the illness by showing that in reasonable medical probability it was a substantial factor contributing to the plaintiff's or decedent's risk of developing cancer." (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 1, 2021 · in the opinion
Greene v. Amchem Prods., Inc. (2021)
…CANADA, INC, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC, J.H. FRANCE REFRACTORIES COMPANY, KOHLER CO., OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC., PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, R.W. BECKETT CORPORATION…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 5, 2021 · in the opinion
Leavitt v. Johnson & Johnson (2021)
…prejudicial error and affirm. BACKGROUND A. A plaintiff seeking to hold a manufacturer liable for asbestos-related latent injuries must satisfy a two-part causation test. (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953…