11 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · July 16, 1998
Harder v. ACandS, Inc. (1998)
The federal district court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, holding that Iowa's fifteen-year statute of repose did not bar the Harders' claims against GE over asbestos insulation blankets. Under Iowa Code…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 26, 2023
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023)
…shares of fault of those released parties if their fault is proven at trial. The plaintiffs said the releases covered only asbestosis, were too general, and were inadmissible. The court found the releases authenticated and admissible…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2017 · in the opinion
Johnson v. ArvinMeritor, Inc. (2017)
…trucks during the relevant time period." (Italics added.) To support this argument, Johnson relies heavily on a footnote in a recent Supreme Court opinion, Webb v. Special Electric Co., Inc. (2016) 63 Cal.4th 167, 193…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 30, 2002
Hennegan v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. (2002)
…Garlock 80 percent at fault and the settling employer 20 percent, and awarded $2,500,000 in general damages plus $596,769.62 in special damages. On appeal Garlock argued that the court shifted the burden…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 26, 2001 · in the opinion
Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)
… John Crane, Inc.; DAP, Inc.; Fibreboard Corporation; GAF Corporation; General Refractories Company; Harbison-Walker Refractories Company; Harcros Chemicals, Inc., as Successor-in-Interest to Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company; Kaiser Refractories, A Division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · June 27, 1996 · in the opinion
Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc. (1996)
…requirements of predominance and superiority. In In re General Motors Corp. Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation, 55 F.3d 768 (3d Cir.) \[Hereinafter GM Trucks\], cert. denied sub nom. General Motors Corp. v…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 30, 2010 · in the opinion
Russell v. Ford Motor Company (2010)
…if not all, of the cars he worked on were made by Ford, General Motors or Chrysler. As part of his duties, he used an air compressor to blow the dirt off the outside of the…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · November 18, 1994 · in the opinion
Keystone Steel and Wire Co. v. Costa (1994)
…689, 485 N.E.2d 500.) In general, a new trial on the question of damages only is appropriately granted where (1) the jury's verdict on the question of liability is amply supported by the…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 21, 2006 · in the opinion
Gilcrease v. Garlock, Inc. (2006)
…We do not address whether reversible error occurred from an improper final argument. Citing the general rule that recovery of actual damages are a prerequisite to the receipt of exemplary damages,\[8\] Garlock next maintains that…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · November 18, 1994 · in the opinion
Costa v. Dresser Industries, Inc. (1994)
…246 N.E.2d 269.) The general rule as to statements made by counsel in opening statement that certain evidence will be introduced is that such statements are not improper if made in good faith and…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · January 12, 2009 · in the opinion
Polanco v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (2009)
…However, it was a matter of general knowledge from the 1960s onward that prolonged exposure to airborne asbestos could possibly be harmful." Affidavit of Dr. Edwin Holstein stating that asbestos fibers are potentially dangerous to the…