20 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · May 5, 2016
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
Charles Arbogast, Jr., and his wife Barbara sued twenty-seven companies, alleging that as manufacturers or distributors of various products they exposed him to asbestos and caused his mesothelioma. The complaint raised strict liability, negligence,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now part of Mosaic Global Holdings, and that it caused…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 21, 2004
Jessop v. Acf Industries, LLC (2004)
…Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka shops and rail yard; Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Topeka electrician Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka sixteen year career
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 26, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now Mosaic's predecessor. He alleged this caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer, or mesothelioma, first…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 30, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
…This order dealt only with Liberty Mutual, which had issued workers' compensation and general liability policies to Mosaic. Sheppard claimed Liberty Mutual took on a duty for workplace safety by inspecting Mosaic's facilities and advising…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he worked in various positions for Freeport Sulphur Company, Mosaic's predecessor, and was exposed to asbestos daily. He said the exposure caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 2, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued his former employer, Freeport Sulphur Company (whose successor is Mosaic), along with makers and distributors of asbestos-containing products and related insurers. He alleged that daily asbestos exposure at work caused lung…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 8, 2024
Constanza v. Sparta Insurance Company (2024)
Erica Dandry Constanza and Monica Dandry Haller sued Avondale (Huntington Ingalls), Hopeman Brothers and other companies in Louisiana state court. They said Michael P. Dandry, Jr. was exposed to asbestos while working at Avondale for about two and a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued Mosaic Global Holdings, the successor to his former employer Freeport Sulphur Company, along with product makers and insurers. He alleged daily asbestos exposure at Freeport and said it caused asbestos-related cancer, lung…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 2, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court in New Orleans. He alleged daily asbestos exposure while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, a predecessor of defendant Mosaic. He also sued makers and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · October 31, 2008
Kummer v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…remained on causation, and granted Ford's and GM's unopposed motions, so Mrs. Kummer's claims against Viacom go forward. Under general maritime law, using the Pennsylvania-based "regularity, frequency and proximity" test, direct evidence…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 24, 2002
Vaughn v. Ford Motor Co. (2002)
The court of appeals affirmed the take-nothing judgment for Ford, General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Allied Signal, Borg-Warner and Uniroyal, holding the exclusion of plaintiff's experts was an abuse of discretion but harmless because…
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Court case · South Carolina Supreme Court · April 30, 2007
Henderson v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2007)
James Henderson, a North Carolina resident, and his wife sued several manufacturers in South Carolina. They claimed he developed mesothelioma from asbestos-containing products he encountered working for many years as a boilermaker, pipefitter and…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 30, 2010
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2010)
…causation testimony on scientific theories the parties never raised and no expert supported, and extrapolation from higher to lower doses and the absence of supporting epidemiology do not by themselves defeat general acceptance. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · May 23, 2012 · in the opinion
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2012)
He did not question the pathologist's opinion in terms of general causation, but he expressed circumspection concerning how that opinion translated to substantial-factor causation. See N.T., Aug. 17, 2005, at 105. For example…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · April 15, 2015 · in the opinion
Stellar v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2015)
…Gen. Motors Corp., 170 F.3d 367 (3d Cir.1999). \[7\] Although not unique to this Court, or to asbestos litigation in general, the substance of Plaintiffs' complaint merits discussion. Asbestos litigation in Northampton County, Pennsylvania…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · November 6, 2001 · in the opinion
Allied Signal, Inc. v. Herring (2001)
…[\1036] Moreover, section 2 was enacted to extend the general limitations period in express recognition of the long latency period associated with asbestos-related diseases and illnesses. Extending the limitations period only for the very few…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 27, 2006 · in the opinion
Hopkins v. Plant Insulation Company (2006)
…at 1079. Like federal habeas law, federal bankruptcy law creates exceptions to the general rule of federal deference to state court judgments by empowering bankruptcy courts to avoid or modify state judgments. Id. For certain bankruptcy…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · July 21, 2010 · in the opinion
Summers v. Certainteed Corp. (2010)
…breath. In so finding, Dr. Gelfand noted that, while the obstructive lung condition due to smoking showed "some improvement," in general, the reduction in lung diffusion remained severe. See Report of Dr. Gelfand concerning Frederick Summers…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 22, 2017 · in the opinion
Appleton v. Allied Signal (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2017)
…Mass toxic tort cases, including asbestos cases, may be consolidated if they meet the requirements of the general rule governing consolidation of cases (In re Asbestos Litigation, 173 F.R.D.81, 38 Fed.R.Serv…