52 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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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 Louisiana · July 26, 2023
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023)
…shares of fault of those released parties if their fault is proven at trial. The plaintiffs said the releases covered only asbestosis, were too general, and were inadmissible. The court found the releases authenticated and admissible…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 11, 1994 · in the opinion
DiDio v. Philadelphia Asbestos Corp. (1994)
…Hence, although we vacate the judgment entered against Fibreboard, this does not affect the validity of the judgment entered against O-I. See, e.g., General Electric Credit Corp. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 437 Pa…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · August 31, 1995 · in the opinion
Brewer v. Fibreboard Corp. (1995)
…Bartells Company; G.K. Technologies, Inc., successor in interest to General Cable Company; General Electric Company; Okonite Company; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Ericcsson North America, Inc., successor in interest to Anaconda Wire & Cable Company, and successor in…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · April 4, 1996 · in the opinion
Simmons v. Pacor, Inc. (1996)
…Bubash v. Philadelphia Electric Company, 717 F.Supp. 297 (M.D.Pa.1989) (emotional distress resulting [\678] from fear of contracting cancer is not recoverable absent physical injury); Friedman v. General Electric Company, 706 F.Supp…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · January 31, 1990
Kraciun v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1990)
…Nemours & Co. plant, Clinton, Iowa Clinton 1953 onward (except Navy 1954-1958); service crew, general maintenance worker and electrical maintenance worker E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. plant, Clinton, Iowa Clinton 1948-1985; maintenance person…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 1998 · in the opinion
Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (1998)
…Bordelon's health. The trial court has much discretion in assessing general damages, and an appellate court should not modify the award unless it is beyond that which a reasonable trier of fact could assess for…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 24, 1979 · in the opinion
Nolan v. Johns-Manville Asbestos & Magnesia Materials Co. (1979)
…defective product. See Urie v. Thompson, 337 U.S. 163, 69 S.Ct. 1018, 11 A.L.R.2d 252; Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. v. Barker, 228 F.2d 842; Brush Beryllium Co. v. Meckley, 284…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 16, 1991 · in the opinion
Fibreboard Corp. v. Pool (1991)
…1969). Quantifying probability, it means a more than fifty percent chance. See Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Underwriters v. Gary Douglas Electric, 48 Ohio App.2d 319, 357 N.E.2d 388, 392 (1974). Dr. J.D. Britton…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · November 18, 1993 · in the opinion
Srite v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1993)
…he "gets out of breath quicker." She stated that when they went walking, Mr. Morris did not take the lead. Robert and Ellois Bledsoe Robert Bledsoe is a 57-year-old electrician. On direct examination, Mr…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · October 25, 1983 · in the opinion
Froud v. Celotex Corp. (1983)
…2d 199, 214-15, 90 S.Ct. 1583, 1595-96 (Black, J., dissenting); General Dynamics Corp., Electric Boat Division, v. Benefits Review Board (2d Cir.1977), 565 F.2d 208, 212; Williams v. Ray (1978), 146…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 10, 1985 · in the opinion
Kaminski v. Western MacArthur Co. (1985)
…the refinery insulation business, or the insulation services provided to Pacific Gas and Electric Company; the court found that MacArthur acquired the necessary experience and knowledge in these specialized areas from employees of Western and the…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 30, 1996 · in the opinion
Armstrong World Industries v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. (1996)
…were not dangerous. There was concern about the dustiness of Armaspray — but not so much for health reasons as for reasons of cleanup and potential damage to electrical equipment. The specifications for Armaspray called for good…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 25, 1993 · in the opinion
Dempsey v. Pacor, Inc. (1993)
…1094 (1991). Appellees acknowledge this general pronouncement of law but contend that retroactive application should only occur when the issue at the center of the change in law has been properly preserved for review. Certainly appellants…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · September 22, 1987
In re Asbestos Litigation (1987)
Asbestos manufacturers defending personal injury suits in the federal district court in New Jersey challenged a New Jersey Supreme Court rule. Under Beshada and later cases, asbestos defendants could not use the "state-of-the-art" defense, which…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · June 2, 1993
Jackson v. Anchor Packing Co. (1993)
…had worked at the plant for sixteen to twenty-three years between 1956 and 1979. Most were general tireworkers who did not handle the products. The complaint and the doctors' testimony said the workers had asbestosis…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 25, 1990
In re Fibreboard Corp. (1990)
…authority. It reasoned that Texas law requires each plaintiff to prove causation and damage, and that a group-based statistical trial could prove only general causation. It also held that the class members' differences in disease…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · June 23, 1999 · in the opinion
Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp. (1999)
The "fund" in this case comprised both the general assets of Fibreboard and the insurance assets provided by the two policies, see 90 F. 3d, at 982 (describing the fund as Fibreboard's entire equity and…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · June 25, 1997 · in the opinion
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor (1997)
"But the settlement does more than simply provide a general recovery fund," the Court of Appeals immediately added; "\[r\]ather, it makes important judgments on how recovery is to be allocated among different kinds of plaintiffs…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · November 28, 1988 · in the opinion
Menne v. Celotex Corp. (1988)
…113 (3d Cir.1985) (evidence of general use of Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos at job site was sufficient to allow jury to find Pittsburgh Corning to be a factor in causing the plaintiff's injury). \[13…