118 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 6
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · January 27, 2009
Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (2009)
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for General Motors, Cincinnati Gas & Electric and General Electric, and the executor of Dennis Martin's estate lost on all claims. Under Kentucky law, a negligence claim needs evidence that…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 19, 2014
Rost v. Ford Motor Company (2014)
Richard Rost and his wife Joyce sued Ford Motor Company and other defendants, alleging that asbestos exposure caused his mesothelioma. All defendants except Ford settled before trial. Rost testified that in 1950 he worked for several months at a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · April 27, 2012
Pease v. Ford Motor Company (2012)
Herbert Pease filed an asbestos suit in Delaware state court in 2008, alleging he developed mesothelioma and other asbestos-related lung conditions. After his death, his estate's representatives, Christopher and Jeremy Pease, continued the case. It…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…or supplying an asbestos-containing product. Nonetheless, plaintiffs argue that General Electric can be held liable for its failure to warn of the dangers associated with asbestos insulation. According to plaintiffs, defendant was aware that asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · July 16, 2020
Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc. (2020)
Charles Corley and his wife Myra sued dozens of companies that allegedly supplied asbestos-containing products that caused his malignant mesothelioma. The opinion says he used the products in the Navy and later as a self-employed mechanic and…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 25, 2005
Rehm v. Navistar International (2005)
James Rehm, a millwright employed by Rapid Installation from about 1975 to 1982, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001 and died in 2002. He, and later his wife as executrix and his children, sued sixteen companies that owned the facilities where…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 3, 1998 · in the opinion
Scheiding v. General Motors Corp. (1998)
…230, 67 S.Ct. 1146, 91 L.Ed. 1447.) Accordingly, "\[p\]reemption fundamentally is a question of congressional intent." (English v. General Electric Co. (1990) 496 U.S. 72, 78-79, 110 S.Ct. 2270, 110…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois · February 25, 2020
Hicks v. Ford Motor Company (2020)
…that defendant. Asbestos Bankruptcies; Personal Jurisdiction; Venue, Removal and Transfer Worksites: City of Bloomington, Bloomington; General Electric City of Bloomington employee working with fleet vehicles City of Bloomington Bloomington; husband of General Electric worker General Electric
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 14, 2006 · in the opinion
Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (2006)
…responsible for taking asbestos fiber from bags and mixing it in five gallon buckets with a substance called Glyptal, which was made by General Electric. He then applied the mixture to the generator's spark plugs. {…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · August 31, 2009 · in the opinion
Funk v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2009)
…Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.; FXY, Inc.; Gardner Denver, Inc.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Co.; General Gasket Corp.; General Refractories Co.; Genuine Parts Co.; Georgia-Pacific, LLC; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Gorman-Rupp Co.; Goulds Pumps, Inc.…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · September 3, 2009 · in the opinion
Fuller v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2009)
…Denver, Inc.; Gardner-Gibson, Inc., as successor-in-interest to Gibson Homans Co.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Co.; Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Glidden Co.; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Gould Pumps; Griffin Wheel Co.; Hanson Pipe & Products Minnesota…
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Court case · Michigan Court of Appeals · January 11, 2007 · in the opinion
Chapin v. A & L Parts, Inc. (2007)
…125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993),\[2\] and its progeny, Gilbert v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 470 Mich. 749, 685 N.W.2d 391 (2004), General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136, 118 S.Ct. 512…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · February 21, 2017 · in the opinion
Fish v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2017)
…by Patrick C. Smith, Dehay and Elliston LLP & David Schuyler Blow, Sedgwick LLP, pro hac vice. General Electric CompanyCross Defendant, represented by David J. Quigg, Meringer Zois and Quigg LLC. Genuine Parts CompanyCross Defendant, represented by…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · March 14, 2014 · in the opinion
Durham v. Ford Motor Company (2014)
…Therefore, if premises owners are "deemed to be \contractors,' the owners, like any other employers, are immune from tort liability with respect to work-related injuries\[.\]" General Electric Co. v. Cain, 236 S.W.3d 579…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 8, 2010 · in the opinion
Reaser v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)
…whether substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding that a suitable forum exists. (Guimei v. General Electric Co. (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 689, 696.) Here appellants claim the lower court erred in finding that…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · November 22, 2016 · in the opinion
Rost v. Ford Motor Co. (2016)
…10/7/2011, at 8-11. The jury also found that the products of three companies with asbestos-containing equipment at Metropolitan Edison (General Electric, Ingersoll-Rand, and Westinghouse) were also substantial causes of Rost's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…of America, Inc. (Rec. Doc. 739), Foster-Wheeler LLC (Rec. Docs. 693, 726, 730), General Electric Company (Rec. Docs. 702, 705), and ViacomCBS Inc. (Rec. Docs. 727, 729), plaintiffs' respective oppositions to each motion (Rec. Docs…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · March 22, 2019 · in the opinion
Ford Motor Company v. Sheets (2019)
…Ford argued that it was immune from tort liability as an "up-the-ladder" or statutory employer under KRS\[1\] 342.610(2)(b) of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Act (Act), citing General Electric v. Cain…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 8, 1998 · in the opinion
Ford Motor v. Wood (1998)
…a duty to warn of dangers inherent in maintaining and repairing the manufacturer's products, do not persuade us to the contrary. Bich v. General Electric Co., 27 Wash.App. 25, 614 P.2d 1323 (1980)…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · July 11, 2016 · in the opinion
Waite v. Aii Acquisition Corp. (2016)
…591, 113 S.Ct. 2786). "For example, there is no fit where a large analytical leap must be made between the facts and the opinion." Id. (citing General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136…