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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 22, 1999
Miller v. Foster Wheeler Co. (1999)
Creighton Miller, as administrator of the estates of seamen William Blecker and Willie Holmes, sued a large group of manufacturers and shipping companies. Blecker was diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 1989 and died in October 1992. Holmes was…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · March 23, 1993
Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd. (1993)
…suppliers under comparative fault, and otherwise affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff estate. Punitive damages are not available in a general maritime law unseaworthiness action for the wrongful death of a seaman. Indemnity and contribution among…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · December 4, 2014
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Co. (2014)
…sent the case back to the Louisiana state court, so the removing defendants (APL and Hess) lost. Jones Act claims cannot be removed under the general removal statute, and a defendant seeking federal officer removal must…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · November 6, 2014
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Company (2014)
…under the Jones Act and general maritime law and alleged failure to warn and failure to provide a safe workplace. Two defendants removed the case to federal court, one under the general removal statute and one…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · February 8, 1993
Boyett v. Keene Corp. (1993)
…the plaintiff's settlements with the shipowners and other manufacturers, and it denied States Marine Lines' (Isco's) claim for indemnification from Keene. Under general maritime law, a non-settling defendant gets a settlement credit only…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 5, 2006 · in the opinion
Dankenbrink v. Foster Wheeler (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2006)
…products during overlapping periods of time from the 1940's to the 1990's so that the state of the art testimony and other expert testimony in a general way will be substantially common to all…