10 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota · March 28, 1990
Puppe By Puppe v. AC and S., Inc. (1990)
Vernon Puppe died of mesothelioma in 1984. His wife and two daughters sued a number of asbestos-related companies in a wrongful death action, which was removed to federal court in North Dakota. They claimed he was exposed in 1959 as an insulation…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 16, 2002
Wilson v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2002)
Pamela Perry Wilson, administratrix of the estate of Dolly Chase, sued several companies, including Flintkote, in a products liability action. Chase was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 1998 and died in August 1999. The complaint alleged that…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 26, 2001
Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)
Howard Burns, an industrial arts teacher who also did summer construction and maintenance work at Moweaqua High School in Shelby County, Illinois, from 1951 to 1986, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2000. He and his wife, Caren, sued many…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · June 27, 1996
Georgine v. Amchem Products, Inc. (1996)
Twenty asbestos companies, acting together as the Center for Claims Resolution, and class counsel agreed to settle the asbestos injury claims of a nationwide class estimated at 250,000 to 2,000,000 people. The class included people with…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 18, 1971
R. P. Ents to C. P. Kipp on Joint Compounds and Asbestos Fiber (1971)
A memo from R. P. Ents to C. P. Kipp responding to Kipp's July 30 letter suggesting ready-mixed joint compound and sponging instead of sanding to reduce airborne asbestos fiber. It stated that the company considered it unwise to label its current…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 11, 1970
L. A. Tobey to P. Kipp on Asbestosis Hazard and Reducing Asbestos Exposure at U.S. Gypsum Plants (1970)
Internal memo from L. A. Tobey to P. Kipp, with the subject 'Asbestosis Hazard'. Tobey wrote that he had found the Asbestos Cement Product Association Health Safety Committee proceedings informative about health hazards from inhaling asbestos. He…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 1972
C. M. Howard, Jr. to Distribution on Status of Asbestos-Free Joint Compound at United States Gypsum (1972)
Memo from C. M. Howard, Jr. to plant and product managers reporting on United States Gypsum's research toward an asbestos-free joint compound. It describes a test on a production batch of topping compound, a planned field test in the Chicago area,…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 21, 2006
Gilcrease v. Garlock, Inc. (2006)
…award even if the credits offset it. Punitive Damages; Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits; Asbestos Trust Claims in Court; Venue, Removal and Transfer; Wrongful Death and Survival; Settlements and Releases union pipefitter and plumber 1957 onward
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas · May 2, 1991 · in the opinion
Harding v. Proko Industries, Inc. (1991)
…Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jerry R. Harding, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. PROKO INDUSTRIES, INC.; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; National Gypsum Company; and United States Gypsum Company, Defendants. No. 89-1498-K. May 2…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · February 8, 1990 · in the opinion
Barnett v. City of Yonkers (1990)
…482, 486, 368 N.E.2d 1247, 1250, 398 N.Y.S.2d 882, 885 (1977); Queensbury Union Free School Dist. v. Jim Walter Corp., 91 Misc.2d 804, 806, 398 N.Y.S.2d 832…