3 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 3, 2024
Ditcharo v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2024)
Anthony Ditcharo sued several former employers in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, state court. He said he was exposed to asbestos at worksites in Louisiana and developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in August 2022. He died in January 2023, and his wife and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 22, 2023
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
…established that the plaintiff has mesothelioma and that asbestos caused it. This general causation ruling does not stop defendants from distinguishing among exposures and forms of asbestos or from contesting specific causation before the jury. Causation
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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…