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  1. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · September 30, 2015

    Hedden v. CBS Corporation (2015)

    The court granted summary judgment to Crown Cork & Seal, CBS, General Electric, Gardner Denver, Link-Belt and Riley Power, and denied it to Crane Co. and John Crane, Inc. on the maritime claims, so the Heddens…

  2. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota · December 1, 2022

    Pyle v. AH Bennett Co. (2022)

    Brian Pyle and Glenn Frericks filed separate federal lawsuits in North Dakota against many companies, alleging state-law claims arising from their occupational exposure to asbestos. The opinion does not name their diseases or describe where they…

  3. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 11, 2009 · in the opinion

    Burger v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2009)

    …he performed automotive repairs and, from the early 1950's to the early 1980's, he used brakes from Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Pep Boys, and NAPA stores. Deposition of Jon Burger, dated 3/29/06…

  4. Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 27, 2010 · in the opinion

    Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (2010)

    …omitted.) Here, the jury's findings on negligent failure to warn therefore do not preclude a finding that the trial court erred in failing to instruct on strict liability. (See Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. v. Superior…

  5. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · May 24, 2010

    Larson v. Georgia Pacific (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2010)

    The court denied all four Daubert motions, allowing plaintiffs' causation experts (Brody, limited to general causation, and Legier), defense industrial hygienist Dyson's dose reconstruction testimony, and defendants' causation experts to testify. Expert testimony is admissible…

  6. Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware · May 20, 2013 · in the opinion

    In re Specialty Products Holding Corp. (2013)

    …Tr. 1/11/13 at 91:16-21 (Vasquez). Dr. Vasquez also considered whether Debtors' experience is in line with general trends in asbestos litigation. Tr. 1/11/13 at 91:22-92:13 (Vasquez). That…

  7. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 4, 2006 · in the opinion

    Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2006)

    Therefore, unlike the Texas Legislature, the New Jersey Legislature has the general power to enact retroactive civil statutes that do not impair contractual obligations or remedies. See Nobrega, 772 A.2d at 378-82; Phillips, 608…

  8. Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 9, 2008

    Barnes v. AO Smith Water Products Co. (2008)

    …the Montross, Perdicaro, Enea and Iqbal cases separate, over the defendants' general opposition. Under CPLR 602(a), actions with common questions of law or fact may be tried jointly. The Malcolm factors guide the choice, and…

  9. Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 26, 2001 · in the opinion

    Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)

    … John Crane, Inc.; DAP, Inc.; Fibreboard Corporation; GAF Corporation; General Refractories Company; Harbison-Walker Refractories Company; Harcros Chemicals, Inc., as Successor-in-Interest to Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company; Kaiser Refractories, A Division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical…

  10. Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 15, 2017 · in the opinion

    Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (2017)

    …s defense depended on evidence of Johns-Manville's sophistication. "Although the record clearly show\[ed\] Johns-Manville was aware of the risks of asbestos in general, no evidence established it knew about the particularly acute…

  11. Court case · Missouri Court of Appeals · June 19, 2012 · in the opinion

    Wagner v. Bondex International, Inc. (2012)

    …fiber that began or caused the process that resulted in mesothelioma, but that asbestos fiber in general is the only known cause of the disease. Dr. Maddox also testified that mesothelioma results from an individual's…

  12. Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 13, 2009 · in the opinion

    Silvestro v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2009)

    …to chrysotile." \[3\] Although Silvestro again worked in construction after his career as boiler repairman, the evidence showed that use of asbestos in construction materials (and in general) was being curtailed by the 1970's, and…

  13. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · August 5, 2009 · in the opinion

    Anderson v. Bondex Int'l (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2009)

    …address the standards pertaining to relation back, and then proceed to apply those standards to the case before us. Relation Back in General Relation back is governed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c) which provides…

  14. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 11, 2009 · in the opinion

    Vanaman v. Dap, Inc. (2009)

    …limits the asbestos-related liability of Pennsylvania corporations when that liability arises from a merger or consolidation. In general, the Statute caps the successor corporation's asbestos-related liability at the fair market value of the…

  15. Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 22, 2008 · in the opinion

    Behshid v. Bondex International, Inc. (2008)

    …in sanding the tiles. Also, there was no evidence of a general nature. There was no evidence as to what type of tiles would have been used in Iran 35 years ago. There was no evidence…

  16. Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 29, 2010 · in the opinion

    Asbury v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)

    …Forum Non Conveniens 1 Standard of Review The doctrine of forum non conveniens allows "a court \[to\] resist imposition upon its jurisdiction even when jurisdiction is authorized by the letter of a general venue statute." Kedy…

  17. Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · September 9, 2013 · in the opinion

    Lefevre v. CBS Corporation (2013)

    …To avoid this result, courts have developed four exceptions to the general rule that liabilities are not transferred: (1) the purchaser expressly or impliedly agrees to assume liability; (2) the purchase is a de facto merger…

  18. Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2009 · in the opinion

    Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009)

    …d\] that Soco West, Inc. is not subject to jurisdiction in the State of Washington." Plant Insulation Company presented a declaration from its general counsel. Based upon his personal knowledge, he averred that the company was…