19 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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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 · New York Supreme Court · June 20, 2017
Altman v. Ford Motor Co. (In re New York City Asbetos Litigation, 2017)
…1950s-1980s; helper in boiler and furnace removal and installation stepfather's boiler and furnace business 1950s; worker at a construction products company 1970s; handyman 1970s and 1980s; union carpenter various construction sites 1960s to 1980s
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 2, 2009
Wangen v. Gardner Denver, Inc. (2009)
William Wangen, a lifelong Washington resident, and his wife Mary Jo sued more than three dozen defendants in California. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2007. He alleged asbestos exposure on the USS Wiltsie in the Navy from 1950 to 1954,…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · June 26, 2016
Rublee v. Carrier Corp. (2016)
Vernon Rublee died of mesothelioma in 2015. He had worked as a machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 1965 to 1980, where other workers mixed and applied asbestos-containing refractory products called Insulag and Panelag around the steam…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · July 31, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
Matthew Hodjera and his wife Sylvia sued a long list of companies in King County Superior Court, Washington, in December 2016. Mr. Hodjera was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 2016, and the complaint alleged he was exposed to asbestos or…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 14, 2019 · in the opinion
Walker v. Blackmer Pump Co. (2019)
Then, counsel for Defendant Union Carbide Corporation, who is no longer a Defendant in this matter, questioned Decedent for about an hour. During that hour, Decedent started to become groggy and forgetful: Defense Counsel: How did…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · April 9, 2014 · in the opinion
Hasenberg v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2014)
…complaint and DIRECTS Plaintiffs to file a First Amended Complaint which plainly identifies by name (e.g., Union Carbide Corporation) every Defendant sued in each count. The First Amended Complaint shall be filed by May 9…
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Court case · Iowa Court of Appeals · August 31, 2022 · in the opinion
Fankhauser v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2022)
… NAVISTAR, INC.; MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION; O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.; LESEY HAYES COMPANY; FORD MOTOR COMPANY; UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION; DEERE & COMPANY; WESTROCK MWV LLC Successor in interest to MEAD CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellees. No. 21-0612. Filed…
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Court case · Iowa Court of Appeals · September 21, 2022 · in the opinion
Fankhauser v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2022)
… NAVISTAR, INC.; MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION; O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.; LESEY HAYES COMPANY; FORD MOTOR COMPANY; UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION; DEERE & COMPANY; WESTROCK MWV LLC Successor in interest to MEAD CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellees. No. 21-0612. Filed…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 25, 2021 · in the opinion
Putt v. Ford Motor Co. (In re Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2021)
… Industrial Holdings Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company; John Crane Inc.; Kelly Moore Paint Company, Inc.; The Pep Boys, Manny, Moe & Jack of California; Pneumo Abex LLC; Soco West, Inc.; and Union Carbide Corporation. \[2\] For the first…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · December 19, 2019 · in the opinion
Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2019)
…Oakfabco, Inc.; Rapid-American Corporation; Sherwin-Williams Company; Simpson Timber Company; Sprinkmann Sons Corporation; SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc.; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.; Thiem Corporation; Trane U.S. Inc.; Tremco, Inc.; Union Carbide Corporation; Weil-McLain Company…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 30, 2021 · in the opinion
Pizarro v. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (2021)
…California, "\[p\]unitive damages can be awarded only where the jury finds oppression, fraud, or malice by clear and convincing evidence." Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp., 190 Cal.App. 4th 23, 34 (2010) (internal citations omitted)…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · May 23, 2012 · in the opinion
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2012)
…to which the plaintiff was exposed, coupled with evidence that the dose was a substantial factor in causing the asbestos-related disease"); Butler v. Union Carbide Corp., 310 Ga.App. 21, 712 S.E.2d 537…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · September 25, 2018 · in the opinion
Doolin v. Ford Motor Company (2018)
…unquantified (and potentially infinitesimal) increase in risk could serve as proof that a defendant's product was a substantial cause of a plaintiff's or decedent's disease."); Rockman v. Union Carbide Corp., 266 F. Supp…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · January 4, 2021 · in the opinion
Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2021)
…a more general provision." Id. (quoting Graham v. Caples, 325 S.W.3d 578, 582 (Tenn. 2010)); Arnwine v. Union Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 120 S.W.3d 804, 809 (Tenn. 2003). Moreover, "\[w\]hen one…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 10, 2018 · in the opinion
Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2018)
…health effects of asbestos and to falsely assert asbestos exposure was safe. The complaint further alleged that Owens-Illinois entered into the same conspiracy with Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (Owens-Corning), a nonparty in this case…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware · September 30, 2008 · in the opinion
In re Federal-Mogul Global Inc. (2008)
Debtors") are Carter Automotive Company, Inc., Federal-Mogul Corporation, Federal-Mogul Dutch Holdings Inc., Federal-Mogul FX, Inc., Federal-Mogul Global Inc., Federal-Mogul Global Properties, Inc., Federal-Mogul Ignition Company, Federal-Mogul Machine Tool, Inc…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 7, 2021 · in the opinion
Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2021)
…effects of asbestos and to falsely assert that asbestos exposure was safe. The complaint also alleged that Owens-Illinois entered into the same conspiracy with Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (Owens-Corning), a nonparty in the case…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · March 19, 2019 · in the opinion
Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries (2019)
…defendant who is not "in the best position to prevent a particular class of accidents" may "dilute the incentives of other potential defendants" who should be the first "line of defense"); National Union Fire Ins. Co…