37 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
N RE General Electric Company (2008)
The Texas Supreme Court held the trial court abused its discretion in denying General Electric, Warren Pumps and Ingersoll-Rand's forum non conveniens motions, and conditionally granted mandamus directing dismissal, against plaintiff Richards. Under Tex…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 22, 2010
Adamson v. General Elec. Co. (2010)
…Garlock, CBS/Westinghouse, General Electric and Union Carbide (no proof of exposure to their asbestos products), against the estate's executor. To survive summary judgment, a plaintiff must present evidence that the defendant's asbestos-containing…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · June 24, 2015
Shearer v. AW Chesterton Company (2015)
The court granted summary judgment to General Electric under the bare metal defense, and granted A.W. Chesterton's and Westinghouse's unopposed motions, against plaintiffs Shearer and his wife. Under maritime law, which governed work…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · March 13, 2008
Woody v. AW Chesterton Company (2008)
Wayne Woody, an insulator, and his wife Rebecca sued dozens of companies after he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006; he died shortly after the suit was filed. In 1979 the Woodys had sued 25 companies over his asbestosis and settled in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · March 17, 2011 · in the opinion
Kiser v. AW Chesterton Co. (2011)
…Plaintiff argues that either Virginia's General Assembly was aware of what Plaintiff sees as a national trend in favor of adoption of the separate disease rule and embodied this trend when it amended Virginia's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota · October 19, 2023
Pyle v. AH Bennett Co. (2023)
Brian Pyle and Glenn Frericks filed separate diversity suits in North Dakota federal court against many companies, alleging harm from occupational exposure to asbestos. The opinion does not name their diseases or describe their jobs. The dispute…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · March 16, 2011
Kiser v. AW Chesterton Co. (2011)
Phyllis Kiser, as executor of her husband Orvin Kiser, Sr.'s estate, brought a wrongful death suit in October 2010 against a group of companies whose asbestos-containing products were alleged to have caused his mesothelioma. He was diagnosed with…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of the Virgin Islands · July 14, 2023
Susino EX rel. Estate OF Decedent Susino v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2023)
Carmela Susino sued on her own behalf and for the estate of her father, Luciano Susino, in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. She brought wrongful death and survival claims against Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), the Hess companies and many…
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Court case · Wisconsin Court of Appeals · October 30, 2012
Delsart v. Albany Felt Company, Inc. (2012)
Alan Delsart sued several companies, individually and as special administrator of the estate of his father, Millard Delsart, who developed mesothelioma allegedly from workplace asbestos exposure. The opinion gives no detail on where or how Millard…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 26, 2023
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023)
…shares of fault of those released parties if their fault is proven at trial. The plaintiffs said the releases covered only asbestosis, were too general, and were inadmissible. The court found the releases authenticated and admissible…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 14, 2019 · in the opinion
Walker v. Blackmer Pump Co. (2019)
…were Blackmer Pump Co., Buffalo Pumps, Inc., Carrier Corporation, CBS Corp., Copes-Vulcan, Inc., Foster Wheeler Corporation, General Electric Company, IMO Industries, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Patterson Pump Co., Tyco International, Inc., Tyco Valves & Controls, Inc.…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · March 24, 2015 · in the opinion
Sherin v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2015)
…Inc., CertainTeed Corporation, Selby, Battersby & Company, Foster Wheeler Corporation, Pfizer Corporation, Schneider Electric USA, Inc., General Electric Company, The Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Conwed Corporation, CBS Corporation, John Crane-Houdaille…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 8, 2010 · in the opinion
Reaser v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)
…whether substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding that a suitable forum exists. (Guimei v. General Electric Co. (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 689, 696.) Here appellants claim the lower court erred in finding that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · August 9, 2017 · in the opinion
Stewart v. Aurora Pump Company (2017)
…BARTON MAJOR, HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD, P.A.. FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by JENNIFER M. TECHMAN, EVERT WEATHERSBY HOUFF. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by JENNIFER M. TECHMAN, EVERT WEATHERSBY HOUFF. GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED, Defendant…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · December 19, 2016 · in the opinion
Vesper v. 3M Company (2016)
…MATTHEW P. KESSLER, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER PC. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP. GEORGIA-PACIFIC, LLC…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · March 6, 2014 · in the opinion
Smith v. AW Chesterton Company (2014)
…INC.; SPIRAX SARCO, INC.; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; CBS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation; FLOWSERVE US, INC. a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 31, 2012 · in the opinion
Thurmon v. Scapa Waycross (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2012)
…Plaintiffs named forty entities as defendants including Scapa Waycross, Warren Pumps and Honeywell International. Defendant General Electric removed the action to federal court on April 29, 2011. It was then transferred to MDL 875 on May…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina · December 29, 2014 · in the opinion
Sparkman v. AW Chesterton Company (2014)
…Pa. July 29, 2011) (finding a duty to warn where defendant knew asbestos-containing replacement brakes would be used on its vehicles); Chicano v. General Electric Co., 2004 WL 2250990, at [\6] (E.D. Pa. 2004…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin · April 12, 2017 · in the opinion
Carroll v. Abb, Inc. (2017)
…motion for summary judgment (dkt. \#253) is DENIED. 3) Plaintiff Patricia Carroll's motion to strike (dkt. \#403) is DENIED AS MOOT. 4) Defendants General Electric Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and FMC Corporation are DISMISSED…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · February 19, 2015 · in the opinion
Bray v. Ingersoll-Rand Co. (2015)
…24 (Crane); 84:6-24 (same). He was able to recall only the brands Westinghouse and General Electric without prompting. Choate was prompted to describe certain elements of the products he recalled, such as their label…