19 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 21, 2013
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2013)
Seven plaintiffs, or their estates, brought asbestos injury suits in New York County. Six had mesothelioma and one, Perez, had lung cancer. Their cases were part of an "In Extremis" trial group, and they asked for a joint trial. Their alleged…
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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 · 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…
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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 · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · July 25, 2016 · in the opinion
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…to Square D for use in the manufacture or assembly of molded or bonded component parts in certain electrical equipment products which may or may not have contained asbestos:... Union Carbide Corporation \[and\] General Electric.... (Id…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · November 10, 2020 · in the opinion
Longobardi v. Honeywell International Inc. (2020)
…CUMMINS, INC., DCO, LLC, EATON CORPORATION, f/k/a Cutler-Hammer, FEDERAL MOGUL ASBESTOS PERSONAL INJURY TRUST, successor to Fel-Pro, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, JOHN CRANE, INC., KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY, MACK TRUCKS, INC., MOTION CONTROL INDUSTRIES…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · December 4, 2012 · in the opinion
Melford v. Abex Corporation (2012)
…as the doctrine; namely "wasted resources because of piecemeal litigation, the possibility of conflicting judgments, and a general concern that the courts may unduly interfere with each other's affairs." TPM Holdings, Inc. v. Intra-Gold…
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Court case · Utah Supreme Court · January 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Riggs v. Georgia-Pacific LLC (2015)
…we were faced with a statutory conflict between the general statute of limitations for wrongful death claims and the statute of limitations found in Utah's Health Care Malpractice Act.\[26\] There we applied the more…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 8, 2016 · in the opinion
Lepore v. Kelsey-Hayes Co. (2016)
…and pipefitter at numerous jobsites, and was later diagnosed with mesothelioma. The defendant, Perini Corporation, had allegedly been the general contractor at three of those jobsites. (Casey, supra, 206 Cal.App.4th at p. 1225.) Casey…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 23, 2014 · in the opinion
Robertson v. Doug Ashy Building Materials, Inc. (2014)
…It then concluded that the only evidence plaintiffs had on causation was Dr. Mark's "general causation" opinion (that exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma) and that opinion did not "carry the day." On January 29, 2013…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · July 31, 2014 · in the opinion
Williams v. Georgia-Pacific (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (NO. VI), 2014)
…App. at 160. Baxley submitted as evidence testimony from Oliver E. Burch, former General Sales Manager for Georgia-Pacific's Gypsum Division, which was apparently given in a deposition for a separate lawsuit. Burch stated that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · February 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022)
…the direct and circumstantial evidence discussed herein — including general causation expert testimony to which ZF has not objected — is sufficient on its own to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Strick's…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 5, 2015 · in the opinion
Jones v. 84 Lumber Company (2015)
…which was to standardize and simplify the proof of laws of foreign states." Id. In 1940, the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted a revised form of the Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act, P.L. 1940…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · February 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022)
…in 1974 by prohibiting the use of compressed air for cleaning purposes except when reduced to a slow speed and paired with personal protective equipment. Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General, 39 Fed. Reg…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana · July 14, 2014 · in the opinion
Davidson v. Georgia Pacific LLC (2014)
…s testimony is reliable, including testing and testability, peer review and publication, evaluation of known rates of error, and general acceptance within the scientific community. See Daubert, 509 U.S. at 593-94, 113 S.Ct…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · October 26, 2017 · in the opinion
Surita v. Arvinmeritor, Inc. (2017)
…supplies to support the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. \[Id. at 100:8-16.\] She was also responsible for general maintenance of her truck and trailers, including changing flat tires and working on the brakes. \[Id…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 26, 2020 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Font (2020)
…chair' defense, the defendant need only answer the complaint with a general denial and argue to the jury that the injury was due to the negligence of a non-party to the suit." Vila v. Philip…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota · September 21, 2017 · in the opinion
Filipek v. the Boeing Company (2017)
…NO. 23: Admit that Plaintiff Marlin Filipek was diagnosed with an asbestos- related disease prior to May 19, 2010. ANSWER: Plaintiffs incorporate by reference General Objections 1-8. Subject to and without waiving these objections, admit…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · October 28, 2022 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022)
…. which of Defendants' experts offer the challenged general causation opinion." (Id. at 30.) The Court did not have the benefit of knowing which experts seek to testify that exposure to vehicle friction products categorically cannot cause…