25 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · July 15, 2009
Murphy v. General Electric Company (2009)
…court denied the plaintiffs' motion to remand to state court, holding that General Electric and Buffalo Pumps could remove the case under the federal officer removal statute. A defendant can remove under 28 U.S.C. …
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 1, 2012
Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2012)
The court granted summary judgment to General Electric, Crane, Foster Wheeler, Warren Pumps, IMO Industries, Buffalo Pumps, Armstrong International and CBS, and denied the plaintiffs relief on their strict liability and negligence claims. Under maritime law…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 22, 2011
Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2011)
Four consolidated asbestos cases in the federal asbestos MDL in Pennsylvania involved Navy veterans or a shipyard worker who developed mesothelioma. Robert Conner, James Prange and James Stone served at sea on Navy ships as a machinist's mate and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 21, 2013
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2013)
Seven plaintiffs, or their estates, brought asbestos injury suits in New York County. Six had mesothelioma and one, Perez, had lung cancer. Their cases were part of an "In Extremis" trial group, and they asked for a joint trial. Their alleged…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · July 28, 2009
Kotecki v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…motion to remand, keeping the case in federal court because Buffalo Pumps and General Electric showed a colorable federal officer (military contractor) defense. A defendant may remove under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · April 27, 2011
Hopkins v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2011)
…is for trial only and the actions remain separate. Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Mobil Oil; Tucson Gas & Electric laborer and maintenance worker Mobil Oil 1946-1981; laborer and maintenance worker Tucson Gas & Electric 1946-1981
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · November 13, 2007
Contois v. Able Industries Inc. (2007)
The court denied the executrix's motion to remand, holding that Buffalo Pumps' removal was timely and that Buffalo Pumps and General Electric satisfied federal officer removal requirements, so the case stays in federal court. A…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · October 27, 2008
Carroll v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2008)
…Carrolls' motion to remand, holding that defendants Viad, General Electric and Buffalo Pumps properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. A defendant may remove under the federal officer statute, 28 U.S.C. …
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 4, 2009
Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…Foster Wheeler, Viad, General Electric and Elliott Turbo Machinery) removed the case to federal court. They relied on the federal officer removal statute and the federal contractor defense, arguing the Navy would not have allowed asbestos…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · December 11, 2008
Braaten v. Saberhagen Holdings (2008)
Vernon Braaten worked as a pipefitter on Navy ships from 1967 until 2002 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2003. He sued makers of pumps and valves (Buffalo Pumps, IMO as successor to DeLaval, Crane and Yarway), claiming they failed to warn of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 21, 2011
Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2011)
Four consolidated asbestos cases in the federal MDL-875 docket involved Navy-related mesothelioma. Robert Conner, James Prange and James Stone served aboard Navy ships, working with engine rooms, fire rooms and boilers. Hiram Peavy worked as a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 29, 2011
Corley v. Bill Vann Co. (In re Liability Litigation, 2011)
The executor of Charles Corley's estate sued a group of companies in Alabama state court under the Alabama Wrongful Death Act. Mr. Corley had died of mesothelioma in October 2009. The case was removed to federal court and then sent to the asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · December 19, 2016 · in the opinion
Vesper v. 3M Company (2016)
…MATTHEW P. KESSLER, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER PC. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP. GEORGIA-PACIFIC, LLC…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · July 13, 2016 · in the opinion
Winhauer v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016)
…Defendant, represented by Neal C. Glenn, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli & Hanna LLP & Daniel Partick Daly, Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli & Hanna LLP. General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by Beth E. Valocchi, Swartz Campbell LLC. Honeywell International Inc…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 25, 2009 · in the opinion
Campbell v. American Standard, Inc. (2009)
…difficult if not impossible, is irrelevant to the determination whether the forum is suitable unless \the alternative forum provides no remedy at all.' \[Citations.\]" (Guimei v. General Electric Co. (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 689, 696.)…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · August 20, 2010 · in the opinion
Curry v. American Standard (2010)
…no. 56 at 1). Second, Buffalo argues that Mr. Curry's testimony that most pumps were replaced on the Kitty Hawk is over-general, speculation, and insufficient to create an issue of fact. (Id.) Third, there…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · September 18, 2008 · in the opinion
Pantalone v. Aurora Pump Co. (2008)
…and which were purportedly critical to the removal determination), Buffalo Pumps instead proffered its factual basis for removal in broad, general terms. According to the notice, Buffalo Pumps had satisfied the statutory requirements for removal during…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · January 31, 2011 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Aurora Pump Co. (2011)
…NASH ENGINEERING COMPANY; GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. (sued individually and as successor-in- interest to GARLOCK, INC. and US GASKET CO.); GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY; GOULDS PUMPS, INC.; HARDIE-TYNES, LLC. (sued…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of California · March 29, 2013 · in the opinion
Willis v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2013)
…officer) ... for or relating to any act under color of such office..." II. DISCUSSION In general, a defendant can only remove a case to federal court if the plaintiff could have brought the action there originally…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · April 7, 2008 · in the opinion
O'connell v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2008)
…information. The Navy specifications for these manuals contained detailed direction as to the kinds of information to be included.... The Navy relied on its training and procedures regarding general shipboard safety hazards, such as asbestos. The…