19 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 2, 2004
Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2004)
Wesley Roberts, Jr., a pipefitter from 1941 to 1981, was exposed to asbestos-containing products at the Exxon refinery in Baton Rouge and other sites. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1994 and died in 1995. He and his wife sued many…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · May 15, 1998 · in the opinion
Porter Hayden v. Bullinger (1998)
…liable, the releasee is not considered a joint tort-feasor, and section 3-1404 does not apply to reduce the plaintiff's claim against the nonsettling joint tort-feasor. See Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 1996
Egan v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (1996)
The appeals court affirmed the bench-trial judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglass (OCF), including the $350,000 general damages award and the set-off ruling, and rejected the plaintiff's request for punitive damages under Ohio…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 29, 1998 · in the opinion
Adams v. Owens-Illinois (1998)
…percent of the cases where no asbestos exposure is involved, according to one of appellant's own medical experts. The credibility of the witnesses was for the jury to determine. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · April 26, 2005 · in the opinion
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Cook (2005)
…Me.1980) Tribble v. Gregory, 288 So.2d 13, 16 (Miss. 1974); Consorti v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 657 N.E.2d 1301, 1301 (N.Y. 1995); Anderson v. Lilly & Co., 588 N.E.2d 66…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · April 26, 2005 · in the opinion
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Cook (2005)
…Me.1980) Tribble v. Gregory, 288 So.2d 13, 16 (Miss. 1974); Consorti v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 657 N.E.2d 1301, 1301 (N.Y. 1995); Anderson v. Lilly & Co., 588 N.E.2d 66…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 28, 2008 · in the opinion
McCann v. Foster Wheeler (2008)
…law, McCann's claim did not accrue until he was diagnosed with mesothelioma and is not barred by the lapse of time. (See Buttram v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 520, 531, fn…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 24, 2023 · in the opinion
Hutchins v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2023)
…When there are multiple causes of injury, "a defendant's conduct is a cause in fact if it is a substantial factor generating plaintiff's harm." Adams v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 923 So. 2d 118…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 22, 2011 · in the opinion
Auletta v. Crane Co (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation Cluster, 2011)
…contractors' defenses. This is an area of law that is still developing and is unique to this group of cases. See: Feidt v, Owens Corning Fibergalss Corp., 153 F3d 124 (3rd Cir. 1998). It will require…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 11, 2001
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
Patrick Clark, his wife and children sued Avondale's executive officers and asbestos product makers over his death from mesothelioma. Mr. Clark worked at Avondale shipyard from 1964 to about 1971-72 as an engine room mechanic. He worked beside…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 8, 2001
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…055. This opinion decided the appeals specific to his case; Owens Corning's part was stayed by its bankruptcy. The court held the jury was not clearly wrong to find Westinghouse's wallboard unreasonably dangerous, because…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 28, 2001
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
Seven former Avondale Shipyards workers (Adams, Badeaux, Bonamour, Boudreaux, Champagne, Quave and Robin) were among 129 plaintiffs whose asbestos claims were tried together before one jury. Most claimed asbestosis; Quave's diagnosis was pleural…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · February 1, 2010
Crane v. Linkus (2010)
George Linkus, a Baltimore shipyard machinist, was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2005 and sued John Crane, Inc. and others. He had worked at the Key Highway shipyard from 1952 to 1959, overhauling valves and packing them with dry, powdery…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · April 13, 1989
Kaiser v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1989)
Sol Kaiser, a Navy veteran, and his wife and children sued several asbestos manufacturers in federal court in Puerto Rico for harm from his asbestos exposure. Kaiser served from 1948 to 1952, repairing insulated pipes on destroyers, where he cut and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 4, 2015
Brady v. Crane Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2015)
Plaintiffs asked the New York County Supreme Court to consolidate thirteen asbestos cases for joint trial in two groups. All but one of the plaintiffs had lung cancer. Miceli and Ward had mesothelioma. Most had died, and Miller and Morgan were…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 11, 2022 · in the opinion
Shelton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022)
…a showing that plaintiff's "particular asbestos disease is cumulative in nature" which can be satisfied by establishing that "a series of exposures was a \legal cause' of \[plaintiff's\] injury." Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 2, 2011
Conti v. Crane Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2011)
Eight plaintiffs, each of whom had or has lung cancer or mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, asked the New York County Supreme Court to try their cases together. All but one, David Giancarlo, had died. They named defendants including Crane Co. and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 18, 2021 · in the opinion
Kriz v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2021)
In opposition to Armstrong's motion, Plaintiff argues that a product manufacturer like Armstrong owes innocent persons injured from its defective product, like decedent, a clear duty to warn under New York law, especially in "take…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · June 20, 2018 · in the opinion
Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (2018)
…possession and control of all or part of the plant such that it owed Mr. Batchelor the same duty that a landowner owes an invitee under the law of premises liability. For the reasons explained below…