12 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 12, 2003 · in the opinion
Breaux v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2003)
…Inc.; Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.; Hopeman Brothers, Inc.; and Western Electric Corporation (now Viacom, Inc.) for damages allegedly sustained as a result of Mr. Breaux's exposure to asbestos. Plaintiffs allege their damages, including Mr. Breaux's…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 28, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…and Johnny Johnson. CBS Corporation, formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Westinghouse), settled and dismissed their appeals with all plaintiffs but Earlven Gauthe and Johnny Johnson after oral argument, but days before…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · November 29, 2005 · in the opinion
Cichirillo v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2005)
…for the following reasons. The general prescription articles in Louisiana simply do not contemplate interruption of prescription by the filing in a court of competent jurisdiction and venue a lawsuit that is premature because it is…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · May 27, 1986 · in the opinion
Zurich Ins. Co. v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986)
Waters testified that in the 1940's, comprehensive general-liability policies were sold for a period of either one year or three years, and that during that time period all original policies were sequentially numbered and…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · December 13, 1995 · in the opinion
Stonewall Ins. Co. v. Asbestos Claims Management (1995)
…FM Insurance Company, Republic Insurance Company, First State Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, Houston General Insurance Company, Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Old Republic Insurance [\1179] Company, American Centennial Insurance Company, The Constitution State…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 18, 2009 · in the opinion
Hymel v. Eagle, Inc. (2009)
…362 (La. 1980). It follows that the compromise instrument is governed by the same general rules of construction applicable to contracts. Brown, 630 So.2d at 748. When the words of a contract are clear and…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · September 14, 1987 · in the opinion
Zurich Insurance Co. v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1987)
…1981, in an unrelated action construing the comprehensive general liability policy's coverage for asbestos-related diseases, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that each insurer on the risk from…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · July 30, 1999 · in the opinion
Blanding v. Director, Owcp (1999)
…was timely filed" based on § 930(f) tolling provision). Respondents cite a single Board ruling to the contrary. See Speedy v. General Dynamics Corp., 15 BRBS 352, 355 (1983). However, we owe no deference to decisions…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000 · in the opinion
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
…should be held strictly liable for the injuries that Brunet sustained. The trial court did not err in awarding Brunet $250,000 in general damages. I do not believe that the award is beyond that which…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 11, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…that economic theories which attempt to extrapolate the "value" of human life from various studies of wages, costs, etc., have no place in the calculation of general damages. See also Mistich v. Volkswagen of Germany, Inc…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 12, 2007 · in the opinion
Bradley v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (2007)
…to establish their safety and warning-related activities were under the requisite direction of a federal officer. Federal direction requires "more than \general auspices' of a federal officer, or participation in a regulated industry." Savoie v…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 22, 2001 · in the opinion
Dufrene v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2001)
…this Article is heritable, but the inheritance of it neither interrupts nor prolongs the prescriptive period defined in this Article. On the other hand, the general abatement articles provide as follows: Art. 426. Transmission of action…