14 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 · 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 · 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 · Texas Court of Appeals · August 31, 1990 · in the opinion
Celotex Corp. v. Tate (1990)
…into a hopper, scooped it from the hopper onto a scale, and carried it to the mixer. Tate also worked as an electrician at the plant, and the evidence reflected that, in this capacity, he was…
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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 · August 20, 2015 · in the opinion
Oddo v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd. (2015)
…Inc. (Higgins") between 1947 and 1954; working as an appliance repairman for Westinghouse Electric in the late 1950s; working on diesel truck rigs for Cummins Sales & Services ("Cummins") in the 1960s; working for Lummis as an…
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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 · California Court of Appeal · September 29, 2011 · in the opinion
Adams v. Ford Motor Company (2011)
…and Respondent. JOHNSON, J. Appellants Billie Jean Adams and her three children (Adams) brought suit for general and special damages against respondent Ford Motor Company (Ford) following the death of their husband and father, Richard Adams…
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Company or organization · People and organizations
Union Carbide Corporation
…Services, Electronics Division, Division Safety and Health Steering Committee, Group I Safety Department, South Charleston Plant Maintenance Department, Environmental Protection Department, General Safety Committee, Medical Division, Marketing Department, Specifications Laboratory, Corporate Distribution Department, Contract Services, Works…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · November 22, 2010 · in the opinion
Larson v. Georgia Pacific (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2010)
…Angell noted that Dr. Brody's expert testimony at trial will be limited to "general testimony about how asbestos causes cancer and may not include any opinion as to specific causation in this case." (Mem. Op…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 16, 2017 · in the opinion
Cunningham v. Aerco Intl. (2017)
…generally that the law of different jurisdictions may apply, absent any analysis with respect to this issue, such general statement is an insufficient basis to deny consolidation. However, this determination does not preclude the parties from…
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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…