13 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 25, 2010
Miranda v. Abex Corp. (2010)
Four plaintiffs, Ernesto Miranda, Antonio DiBenedetto, Lutz Sommer and Gordon Cheney, sued Abex Corporation and other companies in New York County. They alleged they had mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, and two of the four had died. Miranda and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 8, 2010
Horn v. A.W. Chesterson Co. (In re Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2010)
Ten asbestos cases, brought by plaintiffs represented by the same law firm, were assigned to one New York County judge for trial. Eight of the plaintiffs, alleging mesothelioma, asked the court to consolidate their cases into three groups for joint…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · September 16, 2010
Sharp v. Afc-Holcroft (2010)
…to do with later third-party negligence. Statute of Repose; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: General Electric Pittsfield plant; General Electric plant, Pittsfield, Pittsfield tool maker and pipefitters' supervisor General Electric plant, Pittsfield Pittsfield 1970-1979
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…