14 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 15, 2023
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2023)
…Stauder sister $2.75 million in wrongful death damages against Union Carbide and the award of judicial interest running from the original 2016 petition, rejecting Union Carbide's challenges. An appellate court may disturb a general…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · December 15, 2014
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
The court denied Union Carbide's motion to exclude plaintiffs' pathology expert Dr. Hammar and for summary judgment on causation, so plaintiffs' claims against Union Carbide continued. A genuine issue of fact on exposure defeats summary…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 7, 2022
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
Callen Cortez was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2020 and died in May 2022. His widow and children sued a group of companies and insurers, alleging he was exposed to asbestos during his career and through take-home exposure from his father's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 30, 2023
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
Frank Ragusa, Jr. sued numerous companies in Louisiana state court in 2021 over asbestos exposure, alleging negligence and intentional torts; Avondale removed the case to federal court. Ragusa has mesothelioma. The opinion mentions his exposure to…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · March 13, 2008
Woody v. AW Chesterton Company (2008)
Wayne Woody, an insulator, and his wife Rebecca sued dozens of companies after he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006; he died shortly after the suit was filed. In 1979 the Woodys had sued 25 companies over his asbestosis and settled in…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 9, 2009
Bourque v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2009)
Eddie Bourque Jr. and his wife sued several defendants, including his former employer Lake Charles Stevedores, claiming his malignant mesothelioma came from asbestos exposure during his work there from the 1950s through the 1970s. Stevedores moved…
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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 · 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 · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · February 2, 2016
Weis v. Dsm Copolymer, Inc. (2016)
The wife and children of Joseph Weis sued DSM Copolymer and other companies in Louisiana state court. They alleged he developed asbestos-related mesothelioma and died in 2014 after being exposed while working as a maintenance worker at DSM's Baton…
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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 · 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 · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 29, 2023
Barker v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2023)
…personal duty of care to him and he breached it; general administrative responsibility is not enough. Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Borden plant Asbestos Workers Union insulator Borden plant
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 11, 2017 · in the opinion
Fletcher v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2017)
…J.E. Merit was engaged by Exxon to provide various skilled and unskilled, union and non-union work forces and tools for various workforces for maintenance of its facility, turnarounds, and also reconstruction and new construction…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 8, 2024 · in the opinion
Constanza v. Sparta Insurance Company (2024)
…See Rec. Doc 11-1 at 3-8. \[72\] See id. \[73\] Meadows, 88 F.4th at 1335. \[74\] Id. \[75\] See, e.g., Ditcharo v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., No. 23-7399, 2024 WL…