15 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2020
Dempster v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2020)
The family of Callen Dempster sued Avondale shipyard, its officers' insurers and other companies. Mr. Dempster worked at Avondale from 1962 to 1994 and developed asbestos-related lung cancer. He died in 2018. In the early 1990s, while he had…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 24, 2018 · in the opinion
Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2018)
…Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC. Foster Wheeler, LLC, as the survivor to the merger with Foster Wheeler Corporation & General Electric Company, Defendants, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III, Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 10, 2015 · in the opinion
Poche v. Eagle, Inc. (2015)
…is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs' request for attorneys' fees is DENIED. \[1\] Defendants General Electric Company and CBS Corporation settled with Plaintiffs but have not been dismissed from the suit because the settlement has not been consummated. …
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 4, 2015 · in the opinion
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015)
…cause of his mesothelioma. The Court agrees that this "is not an acceptable approach for a causation expert to take\[,\]" and it is "precisely the kind of testimony the Supreme Court in General Electric Co. v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 21, 2019 · in the opinion
Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2019)
…Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC & Melissa Jade Shaffer, Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC. General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III, Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin, Frilot L.L.C., James…
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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 · May 31, 2006 · in the opinion
Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2006)
…Inc. ("ELI"), formerly known as Louisiana Power & Light Company ("LP & L"). ELI was sued in its capacity as owner of Waterford Steam Electric Station — Units 1, 2, and 3 located in Taft, Louisiana ("Waterford 1 & 2…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
Accordingly, we hold that Zachry breached its general duty, under the facts and circumstances of this case, to Mrs. Chaisson by putting her in foreseeable risk [\190] of contracting an asbestos related disease from household exposure…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 15, 2023
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2023)
…interest running from the original 2016 petition, rejecting Union Carbide's challenges. An appellate court may disturb a general damages award only after finding the jury abused its vast discretion, and prior awards are compared only…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · December 13, 2021
Wright v. 3M Company (2021)
…settlement reasonableness hearing because the settling parties never provided the full settlement agreements. An owner does not retain control over an independent contractor's work merely by requiring compliance with safety laws and general safety rules…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 21, 2014 · in the opinion
Beckering v. Shell Oil Co. (2014)
…and fibers, the third factor addressing the "\closeness of the connection' "between Ford's conduct (hiring a general contractor) and the injury to a worker's family member off the premises was "attenuated." (Id. at p…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · January 10, 2025 · in the opinion
Holste v. 3M Company (2025)
…cv-09814-JLS-E. January 10, 2025. United States District Court, C.D. California. CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL JOSEPHINE L. STATON, District Judge. (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMAND (Doc. 34) Before the Court is…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 2, 2017 · in the opinion
Beckering v. Shell Oil Company (2017)
…an employee of Shell and he performed work under Shell's direct and unfettered control. Beckering further argued that application of the Rowland factors did not support an exception to the general duty of reasonable care…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 29, 2008 · in the opinion
Richoux v. Csr Limited (2008)
…v. Red Cab. Co., 303 U.S. 283, 287 n.10 (1938) (citing Mc Nutt v. General Motors Corp., 298 U.S. 178, 182-189 (1936); Diefenthal v. Civil Aeronautics Board, 681 F.2d 1039 (5th…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 30, 2017 · in the opinion
Leech v. 3M Co. (2017)
…the removal statute's unanimity requirement, all defendants removing under the general removal statute must join in or consent to removal if they have been "properly joined and served."\[79\] Here, the parties do not dispute…