14 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court. He alleged he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now part of Mosaic Global Holdings, and that it caused…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 26, 2016
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2016)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he was exposed to asbestos daily while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, now Mosaic's predecessor. He alleged this caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer, or mesothelioma, first…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 30, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
…This order dealt only with Liberty Mutual, which had issued workers' compensation and general liability policies to Mosaic. Sheppard claimed Liberty Mutual took on a duty for workplace safety by inspecting Mosaic's facilities and advising…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, alleging he worked in various positions for Freeport Sulphur Company, Mosaic's predecessor, and was exposed to asbestos daily. He said the exposure caused asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 2, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued his former employer, Freeport Sulphur Company (whose successor is Mosaic), along with makers and distributors of asbestos-containing products and related insurers. He alleged that daily asbestos exposure at work caused lung…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued Mosaic Global Holdings, the successor to his former employer Freeport Sulphur Company, along with product makers and insurers. He alleged daily asbestos exposure at Freeport and said it caused asbestos-related cancer, lung…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 2, 2017
Sheppard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (2017)
Jesse Frank Sheppard sued in Louisiana state court, and the case was removed to federal court in New Orleans. He alleged daily asbestos exposure while working for Freeport Sulphur Company, a predecessor of defendant Mosaic. He also sued makers and…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · October 20, 2023
Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (2023)
…in general damages against Ports America, reduced that award to $5,000,000, and entered total judgment of $5,551,020.70 for Pete, affirming the rest. An appellate court must consider relevant prior general damage…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 11, 2019
Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2019)
…were not at fault and the trial court's evidence and instruction rulings, but raised the survival-action general damages against RMC Holdings, increasing the total award from $1,265,000 to $1,498,333.34…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 5, 2023
Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (2023)
…when no timely objection was made. The reviewing court will not disturb a jury's causation finding or a general damage award unless the record shows manifest error or an abuse of discretion. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana · November 6, 2017 · in the opinion
Bordelon v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2017)
…13-1. In general, courts have found plaintiffs not to be dilatory when the plaintiff amends his complaint "before any trial or pre-trial dates were scheduled and no significant activity beyond the pleading stage has…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 23, 2020 · in the opinion
Bagwell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2020)
…art. 1813(E) provides: "When the answers \[to interrogatories\] are inconsistent with each other and one or more is likewise inconsistent with the general verdict, the count shall not direct the entry of judgment but may…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 3, 2023 · in the opinion
Ports America Gulfport, Inc. v. Johnson (2023)
…Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1377.2 (4th ed. 2022) ("The general purposes of the safe harbor provision include protecting litigants from sanctions whenever possible. . . and encouraging the withdrawal of papers that violate the rule without…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 2009 · in the opinion
DiBenedetto v. Noble Drilling Company (2009)
…article 1671 mandates that a judgment dismissing a defendant, at plaintiff's request, prior to a general appearance by that defendant must be without prejudice. We disagree with CTS's interpretation of La. C.C.P…