20 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · June 24, 2015
Shearer v. AW Chesterton Company (2015)
The court granted summary judgment to General Electric under the bare metal defense, and granted A.W. Chesterton's and Westinghouse's unopposed motions, against plaintiffs Shearer and his wife. Under maritime law, which governed work…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 11, 2022
Shelton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022)
…duration, proximity) to each defendant's products, by a qualitative or quantitative method, rather than relying on product presence and general causation principles. Causation; Expert Testimony; Maritime Law and Navy Ships; Choice of Law Worksites: USS…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 19, 2014
Rost v. Ford Motor Company (2014)
Richard Rost and his wife Joyce sued Ford Motor Company and other defendants, alleging that asbestos exposure caused his mesothelioma. All defendants except Ford settled before trial. Rost testified that in 1950 he worked for several months at a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 21, 2022
Morales v. Anco Insulations Inc. (2022)
Oscar Morales, Sr. sued Avondale and other defendants in federal court in Louisiana, alleging he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working as a tacker at Avondale from 1970 to 1973. He alleged exposure from turbines and insulation,…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 31, 2007
Graves v. Riverwood International Corp. (2007)
…trial, leaving the plaintiffs' verdict in place (general damages cut by the trial court from $4,500,000 to $3,000,000). A worker's tort claim against his employer vests when significant asbestos exposures occur…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 26, 2013
Baiocco v. AC & S., Inc. (2013)
…s Mate and fire control mechanic United States Navy and shipyards 1950s-1980s; signalman Boston & Maine Railroad 1950s-1980s; Pipe Coverer United States Navy 1950s-1980s; winder General Electric Schenectady 1950s-1980s; bricklayer factories, churches, schools…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 28, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…and Johnny Johnson. CBS Corporation, formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Westinghouse), settled and dismissed their appeals with all plaintiffs but Earlven Gauthe and Johnny Johnson after oral argument, but days before…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · February 1, 1999 · in the opinion
Owens Corning v. Bauman (1999)
…it is not within our purview to usurp [\766] the legislative function of the General Assembly or to overrule a decision of the Court of Appeals. Maryland Declaration of Rights and Maryland Constitution Amicus White Lung…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 30, 2023 · in the opinion
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2023)
…reliability, the Court "assess\[es\] the \[expert's\] reasoning or methodology, using as appropriate such criteria as testability, publication in peer reviewed literature, and general acceptance." Id. at 564. III. DISCUSSION As an initial matter, the…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · February 25, 1999 · in the opinion
Owens Corning v. Walatka (1999)
…For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that the general rule imposing the burden on the plaintiff should be applied in this case against appellees. A. THE BURDEN TO ESTABLISH THAT THE STATUTORY CAP DOES NOT…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 26, 1999 · in the opinion
Howard v. Owens Corning (1999)
…emotional distress, intentional tort, conspiracy [\389] and loss of consortium; and sought general, special and punitive damages against no fewer than 215 named defendants and 300 unnamed does. Specifically, the complaint alleged that as a result…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 12, 1999 · in the opinion
Overly v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. (1999)
…Mississippi. Their general theory of negligence is that Ingalls knew or should have known about the dangers of asbestos and nevertheless exposed Robert to those dangers without providing any warning or protection. I. Exposure and causation…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 17, 2004 · in the opinion
In re Kensington International Limited (2004)
…a distinction between newly-appointed and veteran judges; the general prohibition against ex part e communications on the merits applies to all judges. As for the second safeguard, we must first assume that all parties took…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · March 31, 2005 · in the opinion
Owens Corning v. Credit Suisse First Boston (2005)
…jurisdictions, to deter tortious conduct which ended more than twenty years ago. Adjusting the Forecast to Account for Changed Conditions There is general agreement that the values assigned to valid claims for mesothelioma, lung cancer, and…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · April 23, 1999 · in the opinion
Pittsburgh Corning Corp. v. James (1999)
…exposure to asbestos. The issue really is the more general one—whether forcing any movant to await final judgment makes the issue of inconvenient forum effectively non-reviewable. Our view as to that was, to some…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · April 23, 1998 · in the opinion
Strickland v. Owens Corning (1998)
…there was no evidence that Kaylo distributed by Defendant, or even Kaylo in general, accounted for most of Hagan's exposure to asbestos during that period or any period. It is clear that Owens Corning was…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 1, 1981 · in the opinion
Fusco v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. (1981)
…1975) is not in point. In Kellum, the court determined that the United States in general was not subject to state statutes of limitations; however, nothing in the opinion indicates that a state statute of limitations…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · May 5, 2016 · in the opinion
Estate OF Blandford v. AO Smith Corp. (2016)
…asbestos until the 1970s. Indeed, Rennecker states that Hart did have a general awareness about the hazards of asbestos when it became publicized, but he was not specific as to when that was. According to evidence…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · March 1, 2013 · in the opinion
Motions for Access OF Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC (2013)
…regardless of their motive for inspecting such records. Thus, the press has no greater right of access than does the general public, and more importantly, an intervenor who is also a litigant in a collateral proceeding…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 11, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…that economic theories which attempt to extrapolate the "value" of human life from various studies of wages, costs, etc., have no place in the calculation of general damages. See also Mistich v. Volkswagen of Germany, Inc…