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  1. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · March 30, 1983 · in the opinion

    Austin v. Unarco Industries, Inc. (1983)

    …appears that the tests are the same, since, in general "\[o\]nce admiralty jurisdiction is established, then all of the substantive rules and precepts peculiar to the law of the sea become applicable." Brance v. Shumann…

  2. Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · October 25, 1983 · in the opinion

    Froud v. Celotex Corp. (1983)

    …2d 199, 214-15, 90 S.Ct. 1583, 1595-96 (Black, J., dissenting); General Dynamics Corp., Electric Boat Division, v. Benefits Review Board (2d Cir.1977), 565 F.2d 208, 212; Williams v. Ray (1978), 146…

  3. Court case · Hawaii Supreme Court · May 3, 1984 · in the opinion

    Nobriga v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (1984)

    …P.2d 509 (1970), we noted that "\[t\]he general rule in measuring damages is \to give a sum of money to the person wronged which as nearly as possible, will restore him to the position…

  4. Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia · July 19, 1984 · in the opinion

    Joyce v. AC & s., Inc. (1984)

    …asbestos insulation materials. Plaintiff, an industrial electrician who had worked with asbestos insulation from 1948 to 1972, claimed that inhalation of asbestos fibers and dust during that period had caused him to develop mesothelioma, a cancerous…

  5. Court case · New Jersey Supreme Court · April 19, 1982 · in the opinion

    Beshada v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. (1982)

    …Rather, defendants state, the cost "will be borne by the public at large and reflected in a general, across the board increase in premiums to compensate for unanticipated risks." There is some truth in this assertion…

  6. Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 1996

    Egan v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (1996)

    …appeals court affirmed the bench-trial judgment against Owens-Corning Fiberglass (OCF), including the $350,000 general damages award and the set-off ruling, and rejected the plaintiff's request for punitive damages under Ohio law.…

  7. Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 8, 1987

    Swogger v. Waterman SS Corp. (1987)

    …contribution and indemnity are not barred by New York's General Obligations Law. Maritime Law and Navy Ships Worksites: engine rooms of some 13 vessels marine engineer engine rooms of some 13 vessels more than 35…

  8. Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · June 26, 2000 · in the opinion

    Baker v. ACandS (2000)

    He provided the following context: a party who signs a general release waiving all claims and discharging all parties will be precluded from thereafter suing a party who did not contribute consideration toward the release. However…

  9. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 30, 1984 · in the opinion

    Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, A Div. of Litton (1984)

    …injury to ship construction worker on board ship being constructed in navigable waters is maritime tort; but since ship construction contract "was non-maritime" and "neither \[plaintiff's\] general employment, nor his activities at the time…

  10. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 22, 1986 · in the opinion

    Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1986)

    …they have already been punished enough. They stated to the trial judge that punitive damages serve to motivate "private attorneys general" to bring suit, but argued that persons injured by asbestos have motivation enough to sue…

  11. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · December 4, 1992 · in the opinion

    In re Joint E. & So. Dist. Asbestos Litigation (1992)

    …Plan-related documents. We therefore consider whether the changes were authorized by the more general reserved power of the Bankruptcy Court to modify the Plan "to the full extent permitted by the Code." Plan § 10.1…

  12. Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · June 7, 2011 · in the opinion

    Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc. (2011)

    …plans of reorganization for Raybestos and Johns Manville had been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court before Mrs. Nye filed her complaint.\[11\] As a general matter, confirmation of the plan of reorganization ends the automatic stay…

  13. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · July 26, 1982 · in the opinion

    Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1982)

    …Borel, we conclude that Borel, while conclusive as to the general matter of a duty to warn on the part of manufacturers of asbestos-containing insulation products, is ultimately ambiguous as to certain key issues. As…

  14. Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · June 10, 1986 · in the opinion

    Morgan v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)

    …Inc., Rapid American, Uni-Royal, Carolina Asbestos Co., J. Franklin Burke General Asbestos Co., Ruberoid Company, Keaseey Mattison Co., Asten Hill Manufacturing Co. Argued December 17, 1985. Filed June 10, 1986. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [\60…

  15. Court case · New Jersey Supreme Court · March 25, 1991 · in the opinion

    Landrigan v. Celotex Corp. (1991)

    …that in toxic-tort litigation, a scientific theory of causation that has not yet reached general acceptance may be found to be sufficiently reliable if it is based on a sound, adequately-founded scientific methodology involving…

  16. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 21, 1985 · in the opinion

    Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)

    …As a consequence, federal courts would become increasingly responsible for establishing a general federal tort law in a manner we think is inconsistent with the teachings of Erie and the logic behind our federal system. Cf…

  17. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · December 30, 1982 · in the opinion

    Murphree v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (1982)

    …Tennessee's various statutes of limitations governing products liability actions has created troublesome problems for Tennessee courts in the past two decades. In 1969 the Tennessee Supreme Court in Jackson v. General Motors, 223 Tenn. 12…

  18. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · March 13, 1981 · in the opinion

    Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981)

    …to be persuaded that the choice of law made in Flatt is correct. That is, under any standard, federal law applies. Aerojet-General Corporation v. Askew, 511 F.2d 710 [\1361] (5th Cir. 1975); Willis v…

  19. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · January 26, 1982 · in the opinion

    Starling v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co. (1982)

    …The label, intentional tort, is merely a general descriptive term for specific types of tortious conduct which share the common element that the actor intended to injure the object of his action. Prosser, Law of Torts…

  20. Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · March 23, 1984 · in the opinion

    Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1984)

    …not prove that he presently suffers from that disease. In arguing that the cancer evidence was properly admissible, Jackson relies on the general rule of tort law that allows for recovery of all harms — past, present…