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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · November 12, 2010
Bush v. Eaton Corporation (2010)
Oretha Mae Bush sued Eaton Corporation, its plant supervisor James Kinsner, and several other companies in Kentucky state court. She alleged negligence and strict liability for exposing her to asbestos fibers and causing mesothelioma. She died in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · April 27, 2020
In re Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products (2020)
The court granted in part and denied in part Johnson & Johnson's motions to exclude plaintiffs' experts Saed, Longo and the general-causation experts, and denied plaintiffs' motions to exclude defense experts Diette, Saenz and Neel…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 31, 2018
Crozier v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…complaint and cross-claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, and denied jurisdictional discovery. New York courts lacked general jurisdiction over corporations not incorporated or headquartered in New York, and lacked specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 18, 2018
Germain v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…The court found the defendants had made an initial showing, but the plaintiffs' experts raised fact issues on general and specific causation. It noted that conflicting expert evidence and credibility questions must be resolved by a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · July 31, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…in California, asked to be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court agreed that it was not subject to general jurisdiction in Washington because it was not incorporated or headquartered there. On specific jurisdiction, the…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2019
Young v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…win summary judgment by pointing to gaps in plaintiff's proof; conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise issues of fact for trial, and plaintiffs need only show facts from which liability may reasonably…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · July 10, 2018
Stevenson v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (2018)
…in part that the Florida federal court lacked personal jurisdiction over it. The plaintiff conceded there was no general jurisdiction and argued for specific jurisdiction. She relied on the predecessor's Florida business registration and registered…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · April 9, 2020
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2020)
…can support specific causation. Where the trial court effectively apportioned 0% to settling defendants who were left off the verdict sheet, General Obligations Law § 15-108 offsets are computed by the aggregate method. Causation; Product Identification…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 17, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…employees or agents in Washington. The plaintiffs argued that WCD sold talc to Johnson & Johnson for nationwide distribution in cosmetic products. The court found no general jurisdiction, which the plaintiffs did not dispute. On specific jurisdiction…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · April 9, 2014
Hasenberg v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2014)
…not make clear which defendants were sued in which counts, the court dismissed it without prejudice and ordered an amended complaint by May 9, 2014. It also noted general personal jurisdiction standards for a later motion.
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · July 25, 2021 · in the opinion
In re Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation (2021)
In general, however, a party must show more than a "remote prospect, an inchoate possibility, or a likely chance of litigation." Id. at 183 (citations and quotation marks omitted). "\[A\] party must show that there existed…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 21, 2019
Hernandez v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…plaintiff's proof; it must make a prima facie showing that its product could not have contributed to the illness, and conflicting expert evidence on general and specific causation raises fact issues. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · February 26, 2019
Shanahan v. Kolmar Laboratories, Inc. (2019)
…non-diverse defendant in state court; under New York's lenient pleading standard, general allegations of manufacture and a disputed contract-specifications defense did not meet that burden. Venue, Removal and Transfer; Trial Procedure and Discovery
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · June 7, 2016 · in the opinion
Branson v. American International Industries (2016)
…defense: We are of opinion that the privilege is of such a nature that it must be asserted at latest before the expiration of the period allotted for entering a general appearance and challenging the merits…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · April 28, 2021 · in the opinion
Lanzo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (2021)
…Ibid. It held that, because the defendants had general knowledge of the rollover problem, they "had notice of potential relevance to this and other litigation involving their product." Ibid. Because the evidence of destruction of raw…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · December 21, 2015 · in the opinion
Viera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2015)
…8, 2008). However, the movant must identify material witnesses and supply a general description of what their testimony will cover. Steck, 2015 WL 3767445, at [\3] (citation omitted). Defendants report that they are likely to call…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · March 30, 2020 · in the opinion
Kirkwood v. Brenntag North America, Inc. (2020)
…avoid jurisdiction." In re Nazi Era Cases, 153 F. App'x at 823. While product line successor liability\[2\] is an exception to the general rule of successor non-liability, "no court, appears to have addressed ..…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · March 31, 2023 · in the opinion
In re Ltl Management, LLC (2023)
…would respect the separateness of legal entities (and their respective assets and liabilities). "\[T\]he general expectation of state law and of the Bankruptcy Code ... is that courts respect entity separateness absent compelling circumstances calling equity ..…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 22, 2020 · in the opinion
Gibbons v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer (Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2020)
…and loss of consortium based on asbestos exposure. Appellants sought general and punitive damages against two groups of defendants: those that allegedly exposed Mrs. Gibbons and her family to asbestos through construction work\[2\] and the…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · January 30, 2023 · in the opinion
In re Ltl Management, LLC (2023)
…would respect the separateness of legal entities (and their respective assets and liabilities). "\[T\]he general expectation of state law and of the Bankruptcy Code ... is that courts respect entity separateness absent compelling circumstances calling equity ..…