26 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · November 12, 2010
Bush v. Eaton Corporation (2010)
Oretha Mae Bush sued Eaton Corporation, its plant supervisor James Kinsner, and several other companies in Kentucky state court. She alleged negligence and strict liability for exposing her to asbestos fibers and causing mesothelioma. She died in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · June 8, 2018 · in the opinion
Finch v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2018)
…526 (N.D. Cal. 2009) ("A general concern over litigation does not trigger a duty to preserve evidence."). Ms. Finch has not shown that Pfizer reasonably should have known that the pre-1978 records may have…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 17, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…and makes Volkswagen vehicles, asked to be dismissed because Washington courts lacked personal jurisdiction over it. The court found no general jurisdiction, since Volkswagen AG is neither incorporated nor based in Washington. It also found no…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · July 31, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…in California, asked to be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court agreed that it was not subject to general jurisdiction in Washington because it was not incorporated or headquartered there. On specific jurisdiction, the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 17, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court found no general jurisdiction because the company was not at home in Washington. It found no specific jurisdiction because the plaintiffs did not allege that the…
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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 · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 17, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…where the plaintiff's exposure occurred in Toronto. General jurisdiction was lacking because the defendant was not at home in Washington. Personal Jurisdiction Worksites: Toronto worked with brakes and clutches on Volkswagen vehicles Toronto 1986-1994
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · April 9, 2020
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2020)
…can support specific causation. Where the trial court effectively apportioned 0% to settling defendants who were left off the verdict sheet, General Obligations Law § 15-108 offsets are computed by the aggregate method. Causation; Product Identification…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 17, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…employees or agents in Washington. The plaintiffs argued that WCD sold talc to Johnson & Johnson for nationwide distribution in cosmetic products. The court found no general jurisdiction, which the plaintiffs did not dispute. On specific jurisdiction…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 23, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…in Ohio, asked to be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court agreed. It found no general jurisdiction, because Dana Companies is neither incorporated nor headquartered in Washington. It found no specific jurisdiction either. The…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · April 9, 2014
Hasenberg v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2014)
…not make clear which defendants were sued in which counts, the court dismissed it without prejudice and ordered an amended complaint by May 9, 2014. It also noted general personal jurisdiction standards for a later motion.
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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 · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · February 26, 2019
Shanahan v. Kolmar Laboratories, Inc. (2019)
…non-diverse defendant in state court; under New York's lenient pleading standard, general allegations of manufacture and a disputed contract-specifications defense did not meet that burden. Venue, Removal and Transfer; Trial Procedure and Discovery
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · June 7, 2016 · in the opinion
Branson v. American International Industries (2016)
…defense: We are of opinion that the privilege is of such a nature that it must be asserted at latest before the expiration of the period allotted for entering a general appearance and challenging the merits…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · December 21, 2015 · in the opinion
Viera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2015)
…8, 2008). However, the movant must identify material witnesses and supply a general description of what their testimony will cover. Steck, 2015 WL 3767445, at [\3] (citation omitted). Defendants report that they are likely to call…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · March 30, 2020 · in the opinion
Kirkwood v. Brenntag North America, Inc. (2020)
…avoid jurisdiction." In re Nazi Era Cases, 153 F. App'x at 823. While product line successor liability\[2\] is an exception to the general rule of successor non-liability, "no court, appears to have addressed ..…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · April 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2022)
…plaintiff's evidence (see majority op at 344-347). To the extent the majority suggests there was a lack of any evidence of general causation, such a suggestion is unsupportable as there was an abundance of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · August 22, 2018 · in the opinion
Finch v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2018)
…517, 526 (N.D. Cal. 2009) ("A general concern over litigation does not trigger a duty to preserve evidence."). Absent a duty to retain destroyed records, there can be no spoliation. IV. Motion to Strike MNRM…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 2, 2016 · in the opinion
Unterleitner v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2016)
…19, 2010) ("\[S\]ettlement is insufficient to confer removal jurisdiction where the formal dismissal of the non-diverse defendant has not yet been entered.") (citations omitted); Guerrero v. General Motors Corp., 392 F. Supp. 2d 1133…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · August 29, 2019 · in the opinion
Fishbain v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
…was exposed from 1964, when she was nine years old, through the late 1970s— caused her to develop mesothelioma.\[4\] In general terms, the complaint alleged WCD supplied asbestos-contaminated talc to Shulton, Shulton incorporated the…