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  1. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · June 9, 1999

    Harder v. ACandS (1999)

    The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment to General Electric, holding Iowa's statute of repose barred the Harders' claims against GE, and remanded for further proceedings. Under Iowa law, asbestos…

  2. 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…

  3. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · September 30, 2015

    Hedden v. CBS Corporation (2015)

    The court granted summary judgment to Crown Cork & Seal, CBS, General Electric, Gardner Denver, Link-Belt and Riley Power, and denied it to Crane Co. and John Crane, Inc. on the maritime claims, so the Heddens…

  4. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · September 24, 2010

    Hagen v. Benjamin Foster Co. (2010)

    …to remand to New Jersey state court, holding that defendants Foster Wheeler and General Electric properly removed under the federal officer removal statute. A defense is colorable for federal officer removal under 28 U.S.C. …

  5. Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · March 13, 2008

    Woody v. AW Chesterton Company (2008)

    Wayne Woody, an insulator, and his wife Rebecca sued dozens of companies after he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006; he died shortly after the suit was filed. In 1979 the Woodys had sued 25 companies over his asbestosis and settled in…

  6. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · March 23, 1993

    Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd. (1993)

    …suppliers under comparative fault, and otherwise affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff estate. Punitive damages are not available in a general maritime law unseaworthiness action for the wrongful death of a seaman. Indemnity and contribution among…

  7. Court case · U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota · December 1, 2022

    Pyle v. AH Bennett Co. (2022)

    Brian Pyle and Glenn Frericks filed separate federal lawsuits in North Dakota against many companies, alleging state-law claims arising from their occupational exposure to asbestos. The opinion does not name their diseases or describe where they…

  8. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 2, 2004 · in the opinion

    Torrejon v. Mobil Oil Co. (2004)

    …Torrejon was uncertain as to the length of time he was there. • General Electric — worked on boilers and turbines and the heating and cooling system. • Colonial House (a hotel) in Las Vegas — 1959 to early 1960…

  9. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 11, 2009 · in the opinion

    Burger v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2009)

    …he performed automotive repairs and, from the early 1950's to the early 1980's, he used brakes from Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Pep Boys, and NAPA stores. Deposition of Jon Burger, dated 3/29/06…

  10. Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 27, 2010 · in the opinion

    Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (2010)

    …omitted.) Here, the jury's findings on negligent failure to warn therefore do not preclude a finding that the trial court erred in failing to instruct on strict liability. (See Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. v. Superior…

  11. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · June 26, 2014 · in the opinion

    Graver v. Foster Wheeler Corp. (2014)

    …Cigna Corp., 74 A.3d 179, 182 (Pa.Super.2013) (citation omitted). The relevant statute of repose states in part: (a) General rule. Except as provided in subsection (b), a civil action or proceeding against any…

  12. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 4, 1991

    Bergeron v. Celotex Corp. (1991)

    …1989. He had worked for Foster Wheeler as an ironworker from February to March 1967, when it was the general contractor building a steam generator at a plant in Michoud, Louisiana. Plaintiffs did not dispute that…

  13. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 14, 2012

    Senger v. AH Bennett Company (2012)

    …must raise a genuine issue of fact that exposure to the defendant's product proximately caused the injury. General coworker testimony about refinery work, which does not tie a particular decedent to the defendant's product…

  14. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 15, 2012

    Various Plaintiffs v. Various Defendants (2012)

    …a genuine issue of material fact that exposure to the defendant's product proximately caused the injury. General testimony about the refinery and its work practices, without evidence tying a decedent to the defendant's product…

  15. Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 1, 2023

    Haeck v. 3M Company (2023)

    …removal. The court agreed. Under Ninth Circuit precedent (Self v. General Motors), a case becomes removable only through a voluntary act by the plaintiff. Because the summary judgment for Allied Fluid was involuntary from Plaintiffs' perspective…

  16. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 4, 2006 · in the opinion

    Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2006)

    Therefore, unlike the Texas Legislature, the New Jersey Legislature has the general power to enact retroactive civil statutes that do not impair contractual obligations or remedies. See Nobrega, 772 A.2d at 378-82; Phillips, 608…

  17. Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 15, 2017 · in the opinion

    Saller v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (2017)

    …s defense depended on evidence of Johns-Manville's sophistication. "Although the record clearly show\[ed\] Johns-Manville was aware of the risks of asbestos in general, no evidence established it knew about the particularly acute…

  18. Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 11, 2009 · in the opinion

    Vanaman v. Dap, Inc. (2009)

    …limits the asbestos-related liability of Pennsylvania corporations when that liability arises from a merger or consolidation. In general, the Statute caps the successor corporation's asbestos-related liability at the fair market value of the…

  19. Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · September 9, 2013 · in the opinion

    Lefevre v. CBS Corporation (2013)

    …To avoid this result, courts have developed four exceptions to the general rule that liabilities are not transferred: (1) the purchaser expressly or impliedly agrees to assume liability; (2) the purchase is a de facto merger…

  20. Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2009 · in the opinion

    Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009)

    …d\] that Soco West, Inc. is not subject to jurisdiction in the State of Washington." Plant Insulation Company presented a declaration from its general counsel. Based upon his personal knowledge, he averred that the company was…