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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · November 12, 2010
Bush v. Eaton Corporation (2010)
Oretha Mae Bush sued Eaton Corporation, its plant supervisor James Kinsner, and several other companies in Kentucky state court. She alleged negligence and strict liability for exposing her to asbestos fibers and causing mesothelioma. She died in…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 25, 2005
Rehm v. Navistar International (2005)
James Rehm, a millwright employed by Rapid Installation from about 1975 to 1982, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001 and died in 2002. He, and later his wife as executrix and his children, sued sixteen companies that owned the facilities where…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 10, 2024 · in the opinion
Fisher v. American International Industries (2024)
…576 (Pa. Super. 2014) (upholding the trial court's decision to enter summary judgment because the plaintiff "failed to establish that \[General Electric (GE)\] products containing asbestos were present at the worksite" and, as such, the…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 22, 2022 · in the opinion
Cioni v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2022)
…INC., COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FIBERITE, INC., EATON ELECTRICAL, INC. F/K/A CUTLER HAMMER, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF THE EATON CORPORATION, OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, INDIVIDUALLY AND…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 19, 2017 · in the opinion
Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2017)
…1078 \[109 Cal.Rptr.3d 371\], the plaintiffs alleged that the decedent had been exposed to asbestos by Bechtel Construction at two Pacific Gas and Electric sites constructed by Bechtel, "Contra Costa Buildings 6 and 7…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · January 29, 2021 · in the opinion
Hayes v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2021)
…its corporate state of mind for purposes of punitive damages. But, apart from citing caselaw delineating the general standard for admitting or excluding evidence, its argument was premised upon little more; namely: (1) a broad reference…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 6, 2022
Zicklin v. Bergdorf Goodman Inc. (2022)
The trial court denied Colgate-Palmolive's motion for summary judgment because conflicting expert opinions on general and specific causation raised fact issues; the plaintiff prevailed on the motion. Conflicting expert opinions on whether the product…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 26, 2013
Bernard v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2013)
…a testing expert's opinion based on a self-modified TEM method for bulk talc samples that drops accepted fiber-count and fiber-identification criteria is inadmissible because it lacks general acceptance in the scientific community…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · July 31, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…in California, asked to be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court agreed that it was not subject to general jurisdiction in Washington because it was not incorporated or headquartered there. On specific jurisdiction, the…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2019
Young v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…win summary judgment by pointing to gaps in plaintiff's proof; conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise issues of fact for trial, and plaintiffs need only show facts from which liability may reasonably…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 15, 2019
Moldow v. AI Friedman, LP (2019)
…s proof; it must show its product could not have contributed to the disease. Conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise credibility issues that cannot be resolved on motion papers. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · April 9, 2020
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2020)
…can support specific causation. Where the trial court effectively apportioned 0% to settling defendants who were left off the verdict sheet, General Obligations Law § 15-108 offsets are computed by the aggregate method. Causation; Product Identification…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 17, 2017
Hodjera v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2017)
…employees or agents in Washington. The plaintiffs argued that WCD sold talc to Johnson & Johnson for nationwide distribution in cosmetic products. The court found no general jurisdiction, which the plaintiffs did not dispute. On specific jurisdiction…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · April 9, 2014
Hasenberg v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2014)
…not make clear which defendants were sued in which counts, the court dismissed it without prejudice and ordered an amended complaint by May 9, 2014. It also noted general personal jurisdiction standards for a later motion.
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · August 6, 2019 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
Those sources can be grouped into four general categories: (1) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers purchased by law firms on the internet or at antique fairs; (2) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers that had previously been…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 21, 2019
Hernandez v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…plaintiff's proof; it must make a prima facie showing that its product could not have contributed to the illness, and conflicting expert evidence on general and specific causation raises fact issues. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · February 26, 2019
Shanahan v. Kolmar Laboratories, Inc. (2019)
…non-diverse defendant in state court; under New York's lenient pleading standard, general allegations of manufacture and a disputed contract-specifications defense did not meet that burden. Venue, Removal and Transfer; Trial Procedure and Discovery
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · June 7, 2016 · in the opinion
Branson v. American International Industries (2016)
…defense: We are of opinion that the privilege is of such a nature that it must be asserted at latest before the expiration of the period allotted for entering a general appearance and challenging the merits…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · January 4, 2024 · in the opinion
Corin v. Arkema, Inc. (2024)
…MRW. January 4, 2024. United States District Court, C.D. California. CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL R. GARY KLAUSNER, District Judge. Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order Re: Plaintiff's Motion for Remand \[DE 26\] I. INTRODUCTION On October 31…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 23, 2022 · in the opinion
Bader v. Johnson & Johnson (2022)
…that has not gained general acceptance in the relevant scientific or medical community. Rather it was the theory of causation, that \[the pesticide\] caused plaintiff's autism, that has not gained general acceptance in the relevant…