7 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 · 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 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 · 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…