42 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 25, 2005
Rehm v. Navistar International (2005)
James Rehm, a millwright employed by Rapid Installation from about 1975 to 1982, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001 and died in 2002. He, and later his wife as executrix and his children, sued sixteen companies that owned the facilities where…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 10, 2024 · in the opinion
Fisher v. American International Industries (2024)
…576 (Pa. Super. 2014) (upholding the trial court's decision to enter summary judgment because the plaintiff "failed to establish that \[General Electric (GE)\] products containing asbestos were present at the worksite" and, as such, the…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · May 17, 2024 · in the opinion
Ramirez v. Avon Products, Inc. (2024)
…This consideration is addressed in Cholipski, which discussed Laue and our supreme court's later decision in Cook v. General Electric Company, 146 Ill 2d 548 (1992), which made clear that while contribution claims must be…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 22, 2022 · in the opinion
Cioni v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2022)
…INC., COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FIBERITE, INC., EATON ELECTRICAL, INC. F/K/A CUTLER HAMMER, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF THE EATON CORPORATION, OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 19, 2017 · in the opinion
Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2017)
…1078 \[109 Cal.Rptr.3d 371\], the plaintiffs alleged that the decedent had been exposed to asbestos by Bechtel Construction at two Pacific Gas and Electric sites constructed by Bechtel, "Contra Costa Buildings 6 and 7…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · January 29, 2021 · in the opinion
Hayes v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2021)
…its corporate state of mind for purposes of punitive damages. But, apart from citing caselaw delineating the general standard for admitting or excluding evidence, its argument was premised upon little more; namely: (1) a broad reference…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 6, 2022
Zicklin v. Bergdorf Goodman Inc. (2022)
The trial court denied Colgate-Palmolive's motion for summary judgment because conflicting expert opinions on general and specific causation raised fact issues; the plaintiff prevailed on the motion. Conflicting expert opinions on whether the product…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 31, 2018
Crozier v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…complaint and cross-claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, and denied jurisdictional discovery. New York courts lacked general jurisdiction over corporations not incorporated or headquartered in New York, and lacked specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 2, 2018
Matter of Crozier v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2018)
…Avon's powder. They moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or on forum non conveniens grounds. The court found no general jurisdiction, since neither company was incorporated or based in New York. It found…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 27, 2018
Brewer v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2018)
…jurisdiction and on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing that everything happened in Minnesota. The court found no general jurisdiction, since neither company was incorporated or based in New York. It did find specific jurisdiction under New…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 26, 2013
Bernard v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2013)
…a testing expert's opinion based on a self-modified TEM method for bulk talc samples that drops accepted fiber-count and fiber-identification criteria is inadmissible because it lacks general acceptance in the scientific community…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2019
Young v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…win summary judgment by pointing to gaps in plaintiff's proof; conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise issues of fact for trial, and plaintiffs need only show facts from which liability may reasonably…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 15, 2019
Moldow v. AI Friedman, LP (2019)
…s proof; it must show its product could not have contributed to the disease. Conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise credibility issues that cannot be resolved on motion papers. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 7, 2018
Holleman v. Cosmetics Specialties (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…between that business and the claim. General jurisdiction was lacking because the defendant was not at home in New York. Personal Jurisdiction Worksites: Childhood home child at home Childhood home mid-1940s; Avon representative 1979-1995…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · August 6, 2019 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
Those sources can be grouped into four general categories: (1) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers purchased by law firms on the internet or at antique fairs; (2) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers that had previously been…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 21, 2019
Hernandez v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…plaintiff's proof; it must make a prima facie showing that its product could not have contributed to the illness, and conflicting expert evidence on general and specific causation raises fact issues. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 8, 2019
Young v. Avon Prods. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…asbestos case by pointing to gaps in the plaintiff's proof, and conflicting expert evidence on general and specific causation raises fact issues for trial. New York does not recognize an independent cause of action for…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · January 4, 2024 · in the opinion
Corin v. Arkema, Inc. (2024)
…MRW. January 4, 2024. United States District Court, C.D. California. CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL R. GARY KLAUSNER, District Judge. Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order Re: Plaintiff's Motion for Remand \[DE 26\] I. INTRODUCTION On October 31…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 29, 2020 · in the opinion
Bader v. Avon Products, Inc. (2020)
…italics added.) Finally, while Avon accurately cites cases reciting the general rule that the merits of a dispute are not at issue at the jurisdictional stage, but proof of jurisdictional facts may at times overlap with…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 23, 2022 · in the opinion
Bader v. Johnson & Johnson (2022)
…that has not gained general acceptance in the relevant scientific or medical community. Rather it was the theory of causation, that \[the pesticide\] caused plaintiff's autism, that has not gained general acceptance in the relevant…