9 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 1998 · in the opinion
Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (1998)
…Bordelon's health. The trial court has much discretion in assessing general damages, and an appellate court should not modify the award unless it is beyond that which a reasonable trier of fact could assess for…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 30, 1999 · in the opinion
Baker v. AC&S, Inc. (1999)
…v. Gamble, 201 Pa. 289, 50 A. 971 (1902); Turton v. Powelton Electric Co., 185 Pa. 406, 39 A. 1053 (1898). Thus, "\[e\]ven if two parties were equally responsible for the plaintiff's injury, one…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · November 18, 1993 · in the opinion
Srite v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1993)
…he "gets out of breath quicker." She stated that when they went walking, Mr. Morris did not take the lead. Robert and Ellois Bledsoe Robert Bledsoe is a 57-year-old electrician. On direct examination, Mr…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · February 10, 2005 · in the opinion
Wilson v. John Crane, Inc. (2005)
…that courts consider whether the party seeking the withdrawal or amendment has acted with due diligence. In more general terms, courts should seek to ascertain whether the aggrieved party was careless in not timely filing its…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · September 22, 1987
In re Asbestos Litigation (1987)
Asbestos manufacturers defending personal injury suits in the federal district court in New Jersey challenged a New Jersey Supreme Court rule. Under Beshada and later cases, asbestos defendants could not use the "state-of-the-art" defense, which…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 14, 2001
Hoffman v. AC&S, Inc. (2001)
…site at some unspecified time during the 1960s is insufficient. An expert's general opinion that workers were exposed to asbestos products does not supply the missing link to a particular defendant. Product Identification; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · Wisconsin Supreme Court · October 27, 1999 · in the opinion
Sopha v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999)
…Wisconsin would not turn a deaf ear to argument that in a particular sort of case the policy reasons [\236] for allowing an exception override the policy reasons for applying the general rule. 236 Patzer v…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 12, 1996 · in the opinion
Nelson v. Keene Corp. (1996)
…pleadings shall be according to the rules." 735 ILCS 5/2-201(a) (West 1994). General jurisdiction is invoked in the trial court when an action is filed and a summons is issued and served upon…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 18, 1990 · in the opinion
Howell v. Celotex Corp. (1990)
…result of being exposed to asbestos?....\[I\]t is my understanding that there was a general agreement he suffered a pleural thickening as a result of his asbestos exposure. Now, I heard one counsel say to…