133 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 7
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 3, 2014
Whalen v. General Electric Corporation (2014)
The court denied General Dynamics' motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' strict products liability claim and denied its motion to strike the punitive damages prayer as moot, so the Whalens' claims proceeded. Under maritime law, a complaint…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · January 7, 2020
Carlson v. CBS Corporation (2020)
The court granted General Electric's unopposed motion for summary judgment, dismissing the Carlsons' claims against it with prejudice, along with Ms. Carlson's consortium claim and the cross-claims of Foster Wheeler and Crane Co…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 9, 2018
Burleigh v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2018)
The magistrate judge allowed General Electric's motion, ruling that Maine law, not Massachusetts law, governs the wrongful death damages and punitive damages issues and, for now, the contribution issues. Under the Restatement (Second) of Conflict…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · December 2, 2016
Perez v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (2016)
The court granted General Electric's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (without prejudice) and denied the motions by Air & Liquid Systems, Warren Pumps and John Crane to dismiss the loss of consortium count…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · June 30, 2011
Sublett v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2011)
…finding General Electric had not established federal officer removal jurisdiction. A removing defendant must show the Navy prevented it from complying with state-law warning duties to establish federal officer jurisdiction and the government contractor defense…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · September 30, 2013
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
…Morgan's motions for Rule 54(b) final judgment and for a stay, so he could not immediately appeal the summary judgments for Crane Co., General Electric, Warren Pumps and CBS; the case against John Crane…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York · May 30, 2014
Osterhout v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2014)
The district court denied the Osterhouts' motion to remand to state court, finding Foster Wheeler and General Electric had a colorable government contractor defense, and denied without prejudice their motion for partial summary judgment on that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 18, 2015
Meyers v. Chesterton (2015)
Debra Meyers and Ronald Palermo sued in Louisiana state court, alleging their father, Ronald Dummitt, died of malignant mesothelioma. He worked as a Navy boiler technician from 1960 to 1988 on naval vessels, and the plaintiffs allege he was exposed…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · November 30, 2016
Perez v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp. (2016)
…Crane Co. removed the case to federal court under the federal officer removal statute, and General Electric joined. Perez asked the court to send the case back to state court. She argued Crane waived removal by…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · May 10, 2022 · in the opinion
Rogers v. AO Smith Corp. (2022)
…i.e. that General Electric turbines required the incorporation of asbestos insulation. Like with CBS/Westinghouse, the Court will add that the evidence in this case reveals that the Navy's own MilSpecs required that all…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · June 5, 2018
Turcotte v. 3M Company (2018)
…single injury, different states' laws cannot be applied defendant by defendant. Statute of Repose; Compensatory Damages; Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits; Choice of Law Worksites: construction project in Florida electrician; electrician construction project in Florida 1973
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · September 9, 2021
Murphy v. Union Carbide Corporation (2021)
…vessel, do not suffice. Government Contractor Defense and Removal; Venue, Removal and Transfer Worksites: Bethlehem Steel Key Highway Shipyard; Key Highway Shipyard, Baltimore Shipyard worker — helper, electrical equipment; apprentice electrician Key Highway Shipyard Baltimore 1973-1974
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · November 6, 2013
Cary v. 3M Company (2013)
Gloria Cary sued 3M Company and many other companies after her husband, Lawson Cary, Jr., died of mesothelioma. She alleged it came from asbestos in the defendants' products that he encountered during more than three decades of work at Hoechst…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio · February 12, 2019
Brucker v. CBS Corporation (2019)
Harold Brucker served in the Navy from 1960 to 1967 and was exposed to asbestos aboard the USS Salisbury and the USS John R. Craig. He was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2015 and sued several manufacturers of products he said contained…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · June 21, 2018
Grimes v. CBS Corporation (2018)
…The other named four defendants, including Crane Co., and was removed to federal court by Foster Wheeler and General Electric. Plaintiffs admitted they split the defendants to avoid removal. Crane asked the court to require plaintiffs…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 2019
Berry v. Anco Insulations (2019)
…West Monroe wife of mill electrical and instrumentation technician who laundered his work clothes West Monroe Paper Mill West Monroe 1961-2010; wife of mill electrical and instrumentation technician who laundered his work clothes West Monroe…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · April 9, 2015
Thomasson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2015)
…Trane, FMC, General Electric, Foster Wheeler and CBS) against plaintiff Claire Thomasson, and denied MetLife's motion to dismiss without prejudice while allowing 45 days of added discovery. To recover in an asbestos case under New…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · September 15, 2021
Shelton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021)
Frank Shelton, Jr. and Jennifer Schuyler sued dozens of companies, alleging that Shelton developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during Navy service from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He worked as a Machinist Mate aboard the USS…
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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…