9 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2020
Dempster v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2020)
The family of Callen Dempster sued Avondale shipyard, its officers' insurers and other companies. Mr. Dempster worked at Avondale from 1962 to 1994 and developed asbestos-related lung cancer. He died in 2018. In the early 1990s, while he had…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 10, 2015 · in the opinion
Poche v. Eagle, Inc. (2015)
…is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs' request for attorneys' fees is DENIED. \[1\] Defendants General Electric Company and CBS Corporation settled with Plaintiffs but have not been dismissed from the suit because the settlement has not been consummated. …
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 4, 2015 · in the opinion
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015)
…cause of his mesothelioma. The Court agrees that this "is not an acceptable approach for a causation expert to take\[,\]" and it is "precisely the kind of testimony the Supreme Court in General Electric Co. v…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 12, 2003 · in the opinion
Breaux v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2003)
…Inc.; Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.; Hopeman Brothers, Inc.; and Western Electric Corporation (now Viacom, Inc.) for damages allegedly sustained as a result of Mr. Breaux's exposure to asbestos. Plaintiffs allege their damages, including Mr. Breaux's…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 31, 2006 · in the opinion
Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2006)
…Inc. ("ELI"), formerly known as Louisiana Power & Light Company ("LP & L"). ELI was sued in its capacity as owner of Waterford Steam Electric Station — Units 1, 2, and 3 located in Taft, Louisiana ("Waterford 1 & 2…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 15, 2023
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2023)
…interest running from the original 2016 petition, rejecting Union Carbide's challenges. An appellate court may disturb a general damages award only after finding the jury abused its vast discretion, and prior awards are compared only…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 8, 2009 · in the opinion
Rando v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2009)
…has been destroyed, lost, or stolen. Article 1832 is an exception to the general rule that when an obligation is based on a writing, prima facie proof of the obligation requires introducing that writing. See Ascension…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 29, 2008 · in the opinion
Richoux v. Csr Limited (2008)
…v. Red Cab. Co., 303 U.S. 283, 287 n.10 (1938) (citing Mc Nutt v. General Motors Corp., 298 U.S. 178, 182-189 (1936); Diefenthal v. Civil Aeronautics Board, 681 F.2d 1039 (5th…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 30, 2017 · in the opinion
Leech v. 3M Co. (2017)
…the removal statute's unanimity requirement, all defendants removing under the general removal statute must join in or consent to removal if they have been "properly joined and served."\[79\] Here, the parties do not dispute…