15 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 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 · 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 · 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 · Louisiana Supreme Court · November 29, 2005 · in the opinion
Cichirillo v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2005)
…for the following reasons. The general prescription articles in Louisiana simply do not contemplate interruption of prescription by the filing in a court of competent jurisdiction and venue a lawsuit that is premature because it is…
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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 · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000 · in the opinion
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
…should be held strictly liable for the injuries that Brunet sustained. The trial court did not err in awarding Brunet $250,000 in general damages. I do not believe that the award is beyond that which…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 12, 2007 · in the opinion
Bradley v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (2007)
…to establish their safety and warning-related activities were under the requisite direction of a federal officer. Federal direction requires "more than \general auspices' of a federal officer, or participation in a regulated industry." Savoie v…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 22, 2001 · in the opinion
Dufrene v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2001)
…this Article is heritable, but the inheritance of it neither interrupts nor prolongs the prescriptive period defined in this Article. On the other hand, the general abatement articles provide as follows: Art. 426. Transmission of action…