10 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · October 22, 2021
Lindsey v. Dow Chemical Company (2021)
Kris Lindsey, a Florida citizen diagnosed with mesothelioma in September 2020, sued twelve companies in a St. Louis state court. His amended petition alleged he was exposed to asbestos from Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, used on him as an infant and…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 14, 2007
Terrance v. Dow Chemical Company (2007)
The court affirmed the judgment on the jury's $5,000,000 general damages verdict for the Terrance estate and surviving spouse against Exxon, and denied Exxon's JNOV, new trial and remittitur motions. Mesothelioma was…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · March 15, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…only Missouri defendant. Johnson & Johnson then asked the court to dismiss the case for improper venue or transfer it to the Eastern District of Tennessee, relying on the general venue statute and § 1406. The court denied…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · February 14, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…sister company is generally not liable for another company's acts absent a pleaded alter ego or agency theory, and general allegations of commonality do not plead alter ego under Delaware law. Product Identification; Successor Liability…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · July 31, 2002 · in the opinion
Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (2002)
…Ed.2d 379 (1994). Only if the appellate court finds an abuse of that discretion may it examine prior awards of general damages to determine the amount the trier of fact reasonable could award. Theriot v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · August 12, 2024 · in the opinion
Guthe v. Johnson & Johnson (2024)
…App. 2015) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). The general rule is that after delivering the contract work to a purchaser, a contractor is not liable to persons with whom it did not contract, unless the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · January 21, 2020 · in the opinion
Douglas v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. (2020)
…of a motion to transfer under § 1404(a), the general view is \that courts can just as easily apply the law of another state as easily as their own.'" See generally Oien v. Thompson, 824 F…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · May 8, 2015 · in the opinion
Abutahoun v. Dow Chemical Company (2015)
…Thereafter, the Court adopted the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS § 414 (1977) approach for imposing liability on a property owner or general contractor that controls the work of an independent contractor who is negligently injured. See Redinger…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · July 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Sarradet v. the Dow Chemical Company (2014)
…general administrative responsibility for performance of some function of the employment. He must have a personal duty towards the injured plaintiff, breach of which specifically has caused the plaintiff's damages. If the defendant's general…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 30, 2023 · in the opinion
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
…Expert testimony is required to establish causation, and a court may admit specific-causation evidence only after the plaintiff has produced admissible evidence on general causation. Id. To show specific causation in a toxic tort case…