62 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 4
-
Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 17, 2007
Slaughter v. Union Carbide Corp. (2007)
Ronald and Edna Slaughter sued 39 manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products in Los Angeles County. Edna had been diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006 and died in December of that year. They alleged she was exposed while they…
-
Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 17, 2016
Jackson v. 84 Lumber Co. (2016)
The trial court granted some and denied or reserved most of the defendants' (Union Carbide, Crane, Domco, Fairbanks) motions in limine, allowing plaintiff's state-of-the-art and specific-causation expert testimony and denying a…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 1, 2014
Rothchild v. Crane Co. (2014)
The court granted Union Carbide's motion to dismiss the amended complaint as to Union Carbide only, without prejudice, and gave the Rothchilds 30 days to amend with more specific allegations. A complaint must plead factual…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · January 19, 2017
Evans v. CBS Corp. (2017)
The district court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation and granted the unopposed summary judgment motions of CBS, Crane, Union Carbide, Ingersoll Rand, FMC, McNally and Western Auto Supply against plaintiffs Icom and Johanna Evans. Under…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · November 20, 2019
Mosher v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
The magistrate judge recommended granting Air & Liquid Systems Corporation's (successor to Buffalo Pumps) motion for summary judgment against plaintiffs Kent and Cathy Mosher because the evidence did not show its pump was a substantial factor…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 7, 2022
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
Callen Cortez was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2020 and died in May 2022. His widow and children sued a group of companies and insurers, alleging he was exposed to asbestos during his career and through take-home exposure from his father's…
-
Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · June 5, 2018
Turcotte v. 3M Company (2018)
Gerard Turcotte and his wife sued 3M Company and about 120 other defendants in Rhode Island Superior Court. They alleged he developed mesothelioma from asbestos-containing products, mostly through work as an electrician and through improvements to…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 1, 2014
Rothchild v. Crane Co. (2014)
Herbert Rothchild and his wife Audrey sued Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Owens-Illinois and Union Carbide in federal court in southern Florida. The amended complaint alleges that Mr. Rothchild contracted mesothelioma…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 30, 2023
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
Frank Ragusa, Jr. sued numerous companies in Louisiana state court in 2021 over asbestos exposure, alleging negligence and intentional torts; Avondale removed the case to federal court. Ragusa has mesothelioma. The opinion mentions his exposure to…
-
Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 16, 2022
Everett v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (2022)
…Foster Wheeler and Peter Kiewit stayed pending and were not affected. The opinion notes that the appeal against Union Carbide had already been dismissed in a separate order. The court did not decide the causation question.
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · March 6, 2014
Smith v. AW Chesterton Company (2014)
Kenneth Smith, Jr. and Diane Smith sued many companies in Cook County, Illinois, state court. They claimed Kenneth developed an asbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma, from his work in the Navy from 1964 to 1968. For purposes of this…
-
Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 2, 2023
Everett v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (2023)
…and to Peter Kiewit (the husband's former employer), who had joined Union Carbide's motion the day before the hearing. The court of appeal reversed for Peter Kiewit because the motion to join was filed…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 26, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now Mosaic's predecessor. He alleged this caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer, or mesothelioma, first…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now part of Mosaic Global Holdings, and that it caused…
-
Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2009
Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009)
William Wangen, a lifelong Washington resident, and his wife Mary Jo sued more than three dozen defendants in California. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2007. He alleged asbestos exposure on the USS Wiltsie in the Navy from 1950 to 1954,…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · February 2, 2016
Weis v. Dsm Copolymer, Inc. (2016)
The wife and children of Joseph Weis sued DSM Copolymer and other companies in Louisiana state court. They alleged he developed asbestos-related mesothelioma and died in 2014 after being exposed while working as a maintenance worker at DSM's Baton…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 30, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court. He alleged daily asbestos exposure while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, a predecessor of Mosaic, and said it caused asbestos-related cancer, lung…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he worked in various positions for Freeport Sulphur Company, Mosaic's predecessor, and was exposed to asbestos daily. He said the exposure caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer,…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 2, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued his former employer, Freeport Sulphur Company (whose successor is Mosaic), along with makers and distributors of asbestos-containing products and related insurers. He alleged that daily asbestos exposure at work caused lung…
-
Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued Mosaic Global Holdings, the successor to his former employer Freeport Sulphur Company, along with product makers and insurers. He alleged daily asbestos exposure at Freeport and said it caused asbestos-related cancer, lung…