19 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 2, 2017
Savoie v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Co. (2017)
Joseph Savoie sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working at the Avondale shipyard (now Huntington Ingalls) in various positions from about 1948 to 1996. He said he was exposed daily at the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 24, 2024
Legendre v. Louisiana Ins. Guaranty Association (2024)
…s work at Johns-Manville. Before a trial set for May 6, 2024, two motions challenged expert testimony. The defendants (including General Electric, Foster Wheeler, Uniroyal and Taylor-Seidenbach) argued that Legendre's experts, Dr. Kraus…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 15, 2024
Legendre v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024)
Terry Legendre worked for Avondale for about three months, from October 1967 to January 1968. He alleged exposure to asbestos there, both directly and through Avondale employees he socialized with. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December 2021…
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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 · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · October 22, 2021
Lindsey v. Dow Chemical Company (2021)
Kris Lindsey, a Florida citizen diagnosed with mesothelioma in September 2020, sued twelve companies in a St. Louis state court. His amended petition alleged he was exposed to asbestos from Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, used on him as an infant and…
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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, 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 · 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 · 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 · November 17, 2010 · in the opinion
Pichon v. Asbestos Defendants (2010)
…the theory of successor liability for any damages resulting from Mr. Pichon's pre-1988 exposure to asbestos-containing products manufactured and/or sold by General Motors \["GM"\]? (2) Did the trial court err by determining…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · December 15, 2014 · in the opinion
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
MICHAEL COMARDELLE, v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., Section I. Civil Action No. 13-6555. December 15, 2014. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. ORDER AND REASONS LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge. Before the…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 14, 2007
Terrance v. Dow Chemical Company (2007)
The court affirmed the judgment on the jury's $5,000,000 general damages verdict for the Terrance estate and surviving spouse against Exxon, and denied Exxon's JNOV, new trial and remittitur motions. Mesothelioma was…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · July 31, 2002 · in the opinion
Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (2002)
…Ed.2d 379 (1994). Only if the appellate court finds an abuse of that discretion may it examine prior awards of general damages to determine the amount the trier of fact reasonable could award. Theriot v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 15, 2017 · in the opinion
Mayeaux v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc. (2017)
…or to comprehensive and detailed regulations."\[33\] Plaintiff contends that establishing that the relevant acts occurred under the "general auspices" of federal direction is insufficient to warrant removal under Section 1442(a)(1).\[34\] Plaintiff argues…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · May 8, 2015 · in the opinion
Abutahoun v. Dow Chemical Company (2015)
…Thereafter, the Court adopted the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS § 414 (1977) approach for imposing liability on a property owner or general contractor that controls the work of an independent contractor who is negligently injured. See Redinger…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…judgment is disfavored when issues of intent or state of mind are involved, plaintiffs fail to consider that this is a general rule. The rule does not preclude this Court from evaluating the merits of such…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · July 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Sarradet v. the Dow Chemical Company (2014)
…general administrative responsibility for performance of some function of the employment. He must have a personal duty towards the injured plaintiff, breach of which specifically has caused the plaintiff's damages. If the defendant's general…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 30, 2023 · in the opinion
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
…Expert testimony is required to establish causation, and a court may admit specific-causation evidence only after the plaintiff has produced admissible evidence on general causation. Id. To show specific causation in a toxic tort case…