22 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · June 9, 1999
Harder v. ACandS (1999)
The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment to General Electric, holding Iowa's statute of repose barred the Harders' claims against GE, and remanded for further proceedings. Under Iowa law, asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · July 16, 1998
Harder v. ACandS, Inc. (1998)
The federal district court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, holding that Iowa's fifteen-year statute of repose did not bar the Harders' claims against GE over asbestos insulation blankets. Under Iowa Code…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · September 24, 2010
Hagen v. Benjamin Foster Co. (2010)
…to remand to New Jersey state court, holding that defendants Foster Wheeler and General Electric properly removed under the federal officer removal statute. A defense is colorable for federal officer removal under 28 U.S.C. …
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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. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · March 23, 1993
Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd. (1993)
…suppliers under comparative fault, and otherwise affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff estate. Punitive damages are not available in a general maritime law unseaworthiness action for the wrongful death of a seaman. Indemnity and contribution among…
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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…
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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 · New Jersey Supreme Court · September 11, 2019 · in the opinion
Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (2019)
…successor-in-interest to Victor and Spicer; ECR International, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Dunkirk Radiator Corporation; General Electric Company; General Plumbing Supply, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Ridgewood Corp.; HB Smith Co., Inc.…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 25, 2023 · in the opinion
Bassier v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2023)
…HOLDINGS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS DUNHAM-BUSH, INC., FULTON BOILER WORKS, INC, GARDNER DENVER, INC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULD ELECTRONICS INC, GOULDS PUMPS LLC, GRINNELL LLC, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., F/K/A ALLIED SIGNAL, INC./BENDIX…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · June 29, 2018 · in the opinion
Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (2018)
…interest to Victor and Spicer; ECR INTERNATIONAL, INC., as successor-in-interest to Dunkirk Radiator Corporation; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; GENERAL PLUMBING SUPPLY, INC., as successor-in-interest to Ridgewood Corp.; HB SMITH CO., INC.; HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 2, 2004 · in the opinion
Torrejon v. Mobil Oil Co. (2004)
…Torrejon was uncertain as to the length of time he was there. • General Electric — worked on boilers and turbines and the heating and cooling system. • Colonial House (a hotel) in Las Vegas — 1959 to early 1960…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 27, 2023 · in the opinion
Servedio v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2023)
…OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC, PEERLESS INDUSTRIES, INC, PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS, SLANT/FIN CORPORATION, U.S. RUBBER COMPANY (UNIROYAL), UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, WEIL-McLAIN, A…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · June 26, 2014 · in the opinion
Graver v. Foster Wheeler Corp. (2014)
…Cigna Corp., 74 A.3d 179, 182 (Pa.Super.2013) (citation omitted). The relevant statute of repose states in part: (a) General rule. Except as provided in subsection (b), a civil action or proceeding against any…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 4, 1991
Bergeron v. Celotex Corp. (1991)
…1989. He had worked for Foster Wheeler as an ironworker from February to March 1967, when it was the general contractor building a steam generator at a plant in Michoud, Louisiana. Plaintiffs did not dispute that…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 30, 2015
Assenzio v. AO Smith Water Prods. (2015)
…court overlooked or misapplied law, and renewal requires new facts or a change in law; a pending appeal and a judgment-molding calculation under General Obligations Law § 15-108 do not qualify. The court may still…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 14, 2012
Senger v. AH Bennett Company (2012)
…must raise a genuine issue of fact that exposure to the defendant's product proximately caused the injury. General coworker testimony about refinery work, which does not tie a particular decedent to the defendant's product…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 15, 2012
Various Plaintiffs v. Various Defendants (2012)
…a genuine issue of material fact that exposure to the defendant's product proximately caused the injury. General testimony about the refinery and its work practices, without evidence tying a decedent to the defendant's product…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 1, 2023
Haeck v. 3M Company (2023)
…removal. The court agreed. Under Ninth Circuit precedent (Self v. General Motors), a case becomes removable only through a voluntary act by the plaintiff. Because the summary judgment for Allied Fluid was involuntary from Plaintiffs' perspective…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 2, 2009 · in the opinion
In re New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AC & S., Inc. (2009)
…Dalton was a plumber, Flynn was an iron worker, McNamara was a roofer, Troiano was a plumber/general contractor and Zeitler was a sailor/painter (see Comeford Aff. in Support of Consolidation OSC at ¶¶ 7-18…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 15, 2019 · in the opinion
Chalco v. Burnham (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…that defendant Burnham, LLC serve a copy of this Order with Notice of Entry on the Trial Support Clerk located in the General Clerk's Office (Room 119) and on the County Clerk, by e-filing…