23 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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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, Central District of California · August 1, 2016 · in the opinion
Lund v. 3M Company (2016)
…district court case, Defendants argued that a Navy ship should not be considered a "product" for purposes of a strict liability claim. (Id. (citing Mack v. General Electric Co., 896 F. Supp. 2d 333, 345 (E…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · November 12, 2010
Bush v. Eaton Corporation (2010)
Oretha Mae Bush sued Eaton Corporation, its plant supervisor James Kinsner, and several other companies in Kentucky state court. She alleged negligence and strict liability for exposing her to asbestos fibers and causing mesothelioma. She died in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · May 5, 2016
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
Charles Arbogast, Jr., and his wife Barbara sued twenty-seven companies, alleging that as manufacturers or distributors of various products they exposed him to asbestos and caused his mesothelioma. The complaint raised strict liability, negligence,…
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Court case · Wisconsin Court of Appeals · July 15, 2014
Estate OF Gregovich v. Auer Steel & Heating Supply (2014)
George Gregovich alleged that asbestos from products made or supplied by sixteen defendants caused his mesothelioma. He died about eighteen months after filing suit, and his estate and a guardian of his person and estate continued the case. The…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · September 16, 2016
George v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…County state court. Even assuming consent-by-registration survives Daimler, Pennsylvania's registration statute limits general jurisdiction to acts occurring during the period of registration, so a registration that began after the alleged injury does not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 5, 2024 · in the opinion
Speck v. CBS Corporation (2024)
…Speck was to any work done on or around a General Electric product or product of another defendant\[,\]" and has "no idea" about the quantity of asbestos fibers to which Speck may have been exposed by…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 8, 2014 · in the opinion
Gottschall v. Crane Co. (2014)
…Johnson court's explicit approval of the reasoning of the federal court in In re Related Asbestos Cases. \[Johnson, supra,\] 43 Cal.4th at 69-70." (Gottschall v. General Electric (E.D.Pa., Dec. 9, 2011…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina · January 19, 2021 · in the opinion
Robertson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2021)
…worked on: Cutler-Hammer, Squire D., Siemens, Ellis, Allen-Bradley, Westinghouse, and General Electric. Id. at 101:8-22. Eaton has liability for Cutler-Hammer products. \[See ECF No. 384 p.2\]. Watson testified that he…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · January 13, 2021
Gilstrap v. CBS Corporation (2021)
…Robert E. Lee 1959-1964; trainee/trainer Nuclear Power School Idaho Falls 1964-1967; master chief, engine room supervisor / Chief of the Boat General Dynamics/Electric Boat shipyard (USS Omaha and USS Indianapolis) Groton 1975-1980
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · December 21, 2016
Brinkman v. General Dynamics Corporation (2016)
…defense is available in failure-to-warn cases; this favored General Dynamics and Electric Boat over the Brinkmans. The government contractor defense is available in failure-to-warn cases, so a district court may not remand…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · June 18, 2020 · in the opinion
Kruse v. Actuant Corporation (2020)
… 3.) After his military service, Mr. Jimenez was "honorably discharged as the civilian equivalent of a Certified Aircraft Electrical Mechanic and Technician." (Id.) Apart from his service, Mr. Jimenez also "performed both supervisorial and hands-on…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · June 24, 2024 · in the opinion
Marcus v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2024)
…causation standard, and then arguing that the second "substantial factor" prong is not met). Only in its reply does Eaton raise doubts about Plaintiff's actual bystander exposure to its asbestos-containing electrical products. Dkt. No…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · February 8, 2021
Carnes v. General Dynamics Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2021)
The magistrate judge recommended granting General Dynamics' motion for summary judgment against the Carnes plaintiffs because they produced no evidence that Mr. Carnes was exposed to an asbestos-containing product attributable to General Dynamics. Under Texas…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · March 31, 2021
LaFRENTZ v. Lockheed Martin Corporation (2021)
The court denied 3M and General Dynamics' request for an adverse inference jury instruction for spoliation, but granted a lesser remedy: a limited jury instruction describing the unanswered preservation request and the burial of the lung…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 26, 2016
Boyd v. Boeing Company (2016)
The court denied Lockheed Martin's and General Dynamics' motions to reconsider the order allowing plaintiffs to add them as defendants after the amendment deadline, and denied their motion to strike them from the amended complaint…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 20, 2019
Temperino v. Amchem Prods. (2019)
…cigarettes a day for about 37 years. Honda moved for summary judgment, arguing plaintiff could not prove general or specific causation. Several other defendants asked the court to bar plaintiff's medical experts and, if successful…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Utah · March 23, 2023
Riegler v. Carlisle Companies, Incorporated (2023)
…Staggs's specific causation opinion, and granted in part and denied in part the motions to exclude: Ewing's opinion and Staggs's general causation opinion were admitted. Under Rule 702, a medical expert's specific…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · October 4, 2019 · in the opinion
Colvin v. Eaton Corporation (2019)
…in which the party responds but the response is incomplete or otherwise objectionable. Rules Commentary at 436-37.\[3\] As a general matter, the first step in obtaining a judicial resolution of a discovery dispute is…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 28, 2005 · in the opinion
Adams v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (2005)
…Earth, including consideration of the chemistry of its constituent materials. These general definitions indicate that knowledge or understanding of chemical compositions and compounds is required in the scientific specialties of geology and geochemistry. Considering Dr. De…