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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · March 28, 2022
Pritt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022)
The court denied General Electric's motion to exclude plaintiffs' industrial hygiene expert Dr. Tsai and denied as moot its motion to exclude Capt. Burger. It granted GE summary judgment on the Navy-service claims, denied…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 22, 1999
Miller v. Foster Wheeler Co. (1999)
Creighton Miller, as administrator of the estates of seamen William Blecker and Willie Holmes, sued a large group of manufacturers and shipping companies. Blecker was diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 1989 and died in October 1992. Holmes was…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · March 23, 1993
Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd. (1993)
…suppliers under comparative fault, and otherwise affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff estate. Punitive damages are not available in a general maritime law unseaworthiness action for the wrongful death of a seaman. Indemnity and contribution among…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · February 11, 1997
Maltese v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 1997)
…or obvious risk so great that harm is highly probable, with conscious indifference to the outcome. General awareness that high, prolonged asbestos exposure could cause injury did not meet that standard. Failure to Warn; Punitive Damages…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · December 4, 2014
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Co. (2014)
…sent the case back to the Louisiana state court, so the removing defendants (APL and Hess) lost. Jones Act claims cannot be removed under the general removal statute, and a defendant seeking federal officer removal must…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · November 6, 2014
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Company (2014)
…under the Jones Act and general maritime law and alleged failure to warn and failure to provide a safe workplace. Two defendants removed the case to federal court, one under the general removal statute and one…