13 results for “Owens-Illinois”
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · June 30, 1992
Feldman v. Owens-Illinois (In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation, 1992)
Workers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and families of those who died, sued makers of asbestos insulation products for diseases including lung cancer, colon cancer, mesothelioma, laryngeal cancer, pleural disease and asbestosis. The jury, in a joint…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2020
Gaddy v. Taylor Seidenbach, Inc. (2020)
…Owens-Illinois was liable for Dr. Gaddy's asbestos exposure at International Paper. A jury verdict may be set aside under Rule 50(b) only if no reasonable jury could have found otherwise. Testimony that Owens…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · July 8, 1988
Knox v. AC & S, Inc. (1988)
Mona Knox, administratrix of the estate of her husband Darrel Knox, sued AC & S and many other makers of asbestos insulation after he died in April 1986 of mesothelioma. He had worked as an insulation mechanic and was exposed to the defendants'…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · April 3, 1986
Seckular v. Celotex (1986)
Hyman Seckular and his wife Ruth sued Celotex and other asbestos companies in New Jersey. Hyman had mesothelioma. His only asbestos exposure was as a welder at Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn between 1941 and 1945. He later lived in Florida, developed…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 12, 2003 · in the opinion
Breaux v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2003)
…Inc.; Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp; Kelly Moore Paint Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing; North American Refractories Co.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Proko Industries; Quigley Company; Riley Stoker Corp.; The Synkoloid Company; T…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016 · in the opinion
Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2016)
…C. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti, Frilot L.L.C.. Uniroyal, Inc., Defendant, represented by Forrest Ren Wilkes, Cosmich Simmons & Brown, PLLC. Owens-Illinois, Inc., represented by Forrest Ren Wilkes, Cosmich Simmons & Brown, PLLC, Walter G. Watkins, III…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 19, 1997
Potter v. Patterson (1997)
The widow and children of John Potter sued Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) and many other companies and individuals. They alleged he died of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure over many years of work for NOPSI. The plaintiffs settled with MSA alone…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 19, 2014 · in the opinion
Luna v. AW Chesterton Company (2014)
…at 334. Evidence of the mere physical presence of asbestos-containing material is insufficient to find a manufacturer liable to a plaintiff. Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 2003-0248 (La.App. 1st Cir. 4/2…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 15, 2023 · in the opinion
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2023)
…AFFIRMED. Calvin Clifford Fayard, Jr. D. Blayne Honeycutt, FAYARD ATTORNEY AT LAW, 519 Florida Avenue Southwest, Denham Springs, LA 70726. Lewis Owens Unglesby Lance C. Unglesby. Jamie F. Gontarek, Adrian M. Simm, Jr., UNGLESBY LAW FIRM…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 30, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
…a workers' compensation insurer that inspects its insured's workplace owes no duty to the insured's employees for workplace safety where the policy language permits but does not require inspections and disclaims any undertaking for…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 18, 2021 · in the opinion
Masters v. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (2021)
…amount in controversy must exceed $75,000, and there must be complete diversity of citizenship between plaintiffs and defendants. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a); Owen Equip. & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 28, 2018 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2018)
…original diversity jurisdiction when complete diversity of citizenship exists between the parties and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a); Owen Equip. & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S…