60 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 23, 2020
Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2020)
…which had denied the Bagwells a new trial, and remanded for a new trial; the Bagwells prevailed over Union Carbide, Montello, Chevron and RMC. Jury answers that are inconsistent with each other or with the directed…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 1, 2021
Lege v. Union Carbide Corporation (2021)
… about four months; insulator Cabot Corporation carbon black plant Centerville late 1978 or early 1979; helper and insulator Texaco plant late 1971 or early 1972 onward; insulator Union Carbide, DuPont and another Texaco plant 1975-1978
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · January 12, 2021
Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2021)
…25% on CAPCO, none on Union Carbide or Montello), and so favored the defendants Union Carbide and Montello over the plaintiffs. A jury verdict must be read as a whole, and answers to interrogatories are not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · October 14, 2021 · in the opinion
Hsieh v. Badger Oil Corporation (2021)
…and Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, LLC be and are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants Nustar Pipeline Company, LLC, Murphy Exploration & Production Company-USA, Union Carbide Corporation, Montello, Inc., Apache Deepwater, LLC…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 3, 2024
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2024)
…entered on a jury verdict, awarding $2,750,000 in wrongful death damages to each daughter, so Union Carbide lost its challenge to the amount. Under Pete v. Boland Marine, appellate courts must consider prior general…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 15, 2023
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2023)
…Stauder sister $2.75 million in wrongful death damages against Union Carbide and the award of judicial interest running from the original 2016 petition, rejecting Union Carbide's challenges. An appellate court may disturb a general…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 8, 2022
Sentilles v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2022)
The court granted the unopposed summary judgment motions of Union Carbide, Amchem, Zurich (as alleged insurer of Marquette) and John Crane, and dismissed Sentilles's and Huntington Ingalls (Avondale)'s claims against them with prejudice. A…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 13, 2023
King v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2023)
The court granted Union Carbide's unopposed motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff Glen King's claims against it, because he could not link any asbestos exposure to a Union Carbide product. Under Louisiana law…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · February 12, 2025
Alford v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc. (2025)
The court granted Union Carbide's partial summary judgment motion on the failure-to-properly-package claim, denied it as moot on the conceded take-home and lost-earnings claims, and denied it on the Super…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 5, 2023
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023)
The court granted summary judgment to IMO, GE, Viacom and Union Carbide, dismissing all claims against them with prejudice, and denied Zurich's summary judgment motion as moot because Zurich had been dismissed from the case…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 7, 2022
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
Callen Cortez was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2020 and died in May 2022. His widow and children sued a group of companies and insurers, alleging he was exposed to asbestos during his career and through take-home exposure from his father's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 30, 2023
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
Frank Ragusa, Jr. sued numerous companies in Louisiana state court in 2021 over asbestos exposure, alleging negligence and intentional torts; Avondale removed the case to federal court. Ragusa has mesothelioma. The opinion mentions his exposure to…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 16, 2022
Everett v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (2022)
…Foster Wheeler and Peter Kiewit stayed pending and were not affected. The opinion notes that the appeal against Union Carbide had already been dismissed in a separate order. The court did not decide the causation question.
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 17, 2022
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022)
Felton Robichaux sued Avondale (Huntington Ingalls) and many other companies in Louisiana state court, alleging he developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in January 2022, from asbestos exposure. He alleged he worked at Avondale Shipyards from 1961 to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 17, 2022
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022)
Felton Robichaux sued Huntington Ingalls (Avondale) and many other defendants in Louisiana state court. He alleged he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working at Avondale Shipyards from 1961 to 1979 as a carpenter and insulator.…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 2, 2023
Everett v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (2023)
…and to Peter Kiewit (the husband's former employer), who had joined Union Carbide's motion the day before the hearing. The court of appeal reversed for Peter Kiewit because the motion to join was filed…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 31, 2023
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
Frank Ragusa, Jr. sued several companies after developing mesothelioma. He worked as a crane operator for B&G Crane Services from 1989 to 2017 at plants and refineries owned by the defendants. He alleged exposure to asbestos from friction materials…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 23, 2021 · in the opinion
Brindell v. Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction Inc. (2021)
…Inc., Eaton Corporation; Great Dane LLC; Lufkin Industries, LLC; Pneumo Abex, LLC; Strick Trailers, LLC; the Port of New Orleans, LLC; the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans, LLC; Union Carbide Corporation; Wilson…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 29, 2022 · in the opinion
Hotard v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2022)
…Union Carbide Corporation — which E&S rely upon — because in that case there was "no\[\] dispute" that the owner of a chemical plant lacked "ownership of the asbestos at the time of installation," which was when…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2020 · in the opinion
Dempster v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2020)
…Union Carbide Corporation (f/k/a Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Company, Inc.); United States Gypsum Company; A.P. Green Industries, Inc.; A.W. Chesterton Company; Champion International (as predecessor of U.S. Plywood Corporation); CBS Corporation…