24 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 8, 2010
Horn v. A.W. Chesterson Co. (In re Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2010)
Ten asbestos cases, brought by plaintiffs represented by the same law firm, were assigned to one New York County judge for trial. Eight of the plaintiffs, alleging mesothelioma, asked the court to consolidate their cases into three groups for joint…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · September 28, 2020
Gibbs v. 84 Lumber Company (2020)
… Design Defect; Sophisticated User and Intermediary Defenses; Choice of Law Worksites: General Electric Large Steam Turbine Division; Deforest Company; home renovations with his father; General Plumbing job sites laborer, plumber, and shade tree mechanic Deforest Company…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · February 6, 2008 · in the opinion
Plympton v. American Standard (inc.) (2008)
…L. 1956 §8-2-14.\[2\] I Facts and Travel The Plaintiff and decedent, Wayne Plympton, worked as a general contractor during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Plympton Deposition dated May 20, 2005, at 53…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 17, 2016 · in the opinion
Cicio v. American Biltrite (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2016)
…and insulation. In the 1970s, Keeny worked for PSI, a division of Warner Electric, as a senior applications engineer and regional sales manager, where he inspected brakes and clutches at various commercial and industrial worksites, including…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 21, 2016 · in the opinion
Casey v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. (2016)
…the following information: a. Proffered Opinion Mr. van der Bogert was given a "pretty general, broad" task: "Read the testimony and form an opinion relative to the interactions or potential interactions between, in this case specifically…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · February 1, 2011
Cone v. Agco Corp. (2011)
…trial. It argued first that it could not be liable for engines made before 1988, when it bought assets from a General Motors division. It argued second that it made no asbestos products after 1988. The…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 24, 2019
Godfrey v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…as to Kaiser Gypsum. A defendant that preserved its personal jurisdiction defense in its answer is not subject to general jurisdiction in New York unless it is incorporated or has its principal place of business there…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 14, 2020
Montell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…and cross-claims against it, and denied the plaintiffs' cross-motion for jurisdictional discovery. A New York court lacks general jurisdiction over a corporation not incorporated or headquartered in New York, and lacks specific jurisdiction under…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · December 8, 2021
Hoff v. Certainteed Corp. (2021)
…several companies, including Kaiser Gypsum, saying he was exposed to asbestos in drywall joint compound. Hoff worked for general contractor R.A. Gray Company, where he framed and finished buildings while drywall was sanded nearby, and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · May 21, 2024
Seen v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2024)
…suffering award that deviates materially from reasonable compensation under CPLR 5501(c) must be reduced or retried, and under General Obligations Law § 15-108 settlement amounts paid by settling defendants are deducted from the total award…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 19, 2014 · in the opinion
Konstantin v. 640 Third Ave. Assoc. (2014)
…or other misconduct of an adverse party. In its reply memorandum, Tishman cites the "general interests of justice," as additional grounds for granting the subpoenas. Tishman's motion is primarily based on the contention that plaintiff…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · April 7, 2011 · in the opinion
Carlson v. 84 Lumber Company (2011)
…fourth specific torts factor is not useful to this Court's choice of law analysis. 2 Application of General Interest-Weighing Factors The choice of law analysis may not always turn on the quantity of contacts…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 30, 2024 · in the opinion
Brooks v. Mission Stucco Company (2024)
…4th 413, 424 (Wysinger).) However, "\[w\]ith a special verdict, unlike a general verdict or a general verdict with special findings, a reviewing court will not infer findings to support the verdict." (Singh, at p. 358…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 23, 2014 · in the opinion
Konstantin v. 640 Third Ave. Assoc. (2014)
… In its reply memorandum, Tishman cites the "general interests of justice," as additional grounds for granting the subpoenas. Tishman's motion is primarily based on the contention that plaintiff withheld discovery during the pendency of the…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 5, 2015 · in the opinion
Jones v. 84 Lumber Company (2015)
…which was to standardize and simplify the proof of laws of foreign states." Id. In 1940, the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted a revised form of the Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act, P.L. 1940…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 13, 2009 · in the opinion
Silvestro v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2009)
…to chrysotile." \[3\] Although Silvestro again worked in construction after his career as boiler repairman, the evidence showed that use of asbestos in construction materials (and in general) was being curtailed by the 1970's, and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · February 12, 2013 · in the opinion
Nelson v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp. (2013)
…2012) ("As a general rule, the existence of removal jurisdiction is determined at the time the removal petition is filed, irrespective of subsequent events. Federal courts have applied this general rule to federal officer removal jurisdiction…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 15, 2023 · in the opinion
Seen v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc. (2023)
…to a toxin, that the toxin is capable of causing the particular illness (general causation) and that plaintiff was exposed to sufficient levels of the toxin to cause the illness (specific causation)." Nemeth II, 38 N…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 17, 2016 · in the opinion
Jackson v. 84 Lumber Co. (2016)
…(Union Carbide, Crane) Defendant's general motion to preclude regulatory materials and public health pronouncements regarding asbestos is denied as overly broad more properly an evidentiary issue for trial. The Court will consider the admissibility of…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 29, 2010 · in the opinion
Asbury v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)
…Forum Non Conveniens 1 Standard of Review The doctrine of forum non conveniens allows "a court \[to\] resist imposition upon its jurisdiction even when jurisdiction is authorized by the letter of a general venue statute." Kedy…