45 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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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 · Florida District Court of Appeal · May 28, 2008
Williams v. American Optical Corporation (2008)
A group of Florida plaintiffs, including a personal representative for Wayne Smith, sued American Optical and other companies for asbestosis, which is lung disease and pleural thickening from asbestos exposure. They filed suit before Florida's 2005…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · February 24, 2000 · in the opinion
Vasura v. Acands (2000)
…448, 451 (9th Cir.1994). Others have held that the relevant time period for ascertaining foreign state status is that in which the conduct at issue took place. See General Electric Capital Corp. v. Grossman, 991…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 23, 1994 · in the opinion
Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994)
…The specifications provide that the contractor is to comply with all safety regulations and eliminate hazards to its own and other workers and that all work is subject to general supervision and inspection by PG&E…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · April 3, 1997 · in the opinion
Anchor Packing Co. v. Grimshaw (1997)
…3\] (Emphasis added). In addition, the legislative history of C.J. § 11-108 indicates that the General Assembly intended that the cap apply broadly, as opposed to only malpractice claims. In January 1986, Senate Bill No…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · April 27, 1995 · in the opinion
ACandS, Inc. v. Asner (1995)
…Travelers"), PH's insurer, in which Travelers stated: The Travelers Insurance Company has been underwriting your Workmen's Compensation and General Liability since January 1953 and unfortunately, there have been some serious losses during this period…
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Court case · Indiana Supreme Court · March 25, 2003 · in the opinion
AlliedSignal, Inc. v. Herring (2003)
…Tennant Co., United States Gypsum Co., United States Mineral Products Co., Wagner Electric Co., Appellants (Defendants below), v. Lucille HERRING, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Estate of Loyd Herring, Deceased., Appellee (Plaintiff…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · October 25, 1989 · in the opinion
Board of Education v. A, C & S, Inc. (1989)
…the defendant (Sawyer, 89 Ill.2d at 384 (real estate brokers must follow the regulations created by the Department of Registration and Education); Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co. (1955), 6 Ill.2d 152, 153-54 …
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Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · January 22, 1997 · in the opinion
Tallman v. WR Grace & Co.-Conn. (1997)
…on both of them. I. The Facts. Robert Tallman was employed as an electrician on various construction projects when he came in contact with asbestos products used in the construction process. Tallman's asbestos exposure spanned…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · October 11, 1996 · in the opinion
ACandS Inc. v. Asner (1996)
…Payne (Payne). Jean Payne and respondent Harriet Hess are the personal representatives of Payne's estate. Payne was an electrician at the Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore during World War II. He died on March 24, 1992…
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Court case · Missouri Court of Appeals · June 4, 1996 · in the opinion
Nugent v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Inc. (1996)
…General reference was made to opinions contained in the deposition but specific portions of the deposition were not cited to the court and no request was made to the court to strike anything less than the…
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Court case · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · August 24, 1989 · in the opinion
District of Columbia v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (1989)
…hospitals, and government offices, are for the general use of the public, and hundreds or even thousands of people pass through each of them every day. Any child who grows up in the District and attends…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · September 26, 1990 · in the opinion
Hoffman v. Allied Corp. (1990)
…however, that no asbestos products were used within the ordnance repair shop itself. [\1381] Leo Rapacilo was an electrician who worked in close proximity to asbestos products on the ships in dry dock at the shipyard…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · July 20, 2001 · in the opinion
Black v. ACandS, Inc. (2001)
…concluded that the plaintiff in McIntosh was not entitled to a remedy under Section 12 because "the General Assembly has determined that injuries occurring ten years after the product was delivered to a user are not…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 17, 2003
Garlock v. Gallagher (2003)
…Sparrows Point plant (steel mill); General Motors plant, Halethorpe; Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, Sparrows Point; General Motors plant, Halethorpe, Halethorpe pipe fitter Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point Sparrows Point 1946-1979; warehouseman General Motors plant, Halethorpe Halethorpe
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 25, 1990
In re Fibreboard Corp. (1990)
…authority. It reasoned that Texas law requires each plaintiff to prove causation and damage, and that a group-based statistical trial could prove only general causation. It also held that the class members' differences in disease…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 19, 1997
Barr v. ACandS, Inc. (1997)
…2, allows suit within one year after disability. Following Darden v. General Motors, the Court of Appeal held that filing the first suit started the one-year period for all potentially responsible defendants, named or not…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · April 10, 1992 · in the opinion
Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Balbos (1992)
Castleman also testified that some general-knowledge encyclopedias included notes on asbestosis as early as 1939 or 1940. The Court of Special Appeals reviewed this evidence and held that "\[a\] jury ... could reasonably infer that Porter…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · February 28, 1986 · in the opinion
Joyce v. AC and S., Inc. (1986)
No ordinary disease of life to which the general public is exposed outside of the employment shall be compensable, except: (1) When it follows as an incident of occupational disease as defined in this title; or…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota · January 11, 1982 · in the opinion
Bertrand v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1982)
…discretion to determine when it should be applied. The general rule should be that in cases where a plaintiff could easily have joined in the earlier action or where, either for the reasons discussed above or…