8 results for “Owens-Illinois”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · March 7, 2013
Joyner v. AC & R. Insulation Co. (2013)
James Joyner, a 22-year Coast Guard veteran who had earlier worked as an electrician's assistant at the Charleston Navy Shipyard, was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in March 2012. He sued several asbestos product makers and others in Baltimore…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Hellam v. Crane Co. (2014)
…Products Were a Substantial Factor in Causing His Mesothelioma. Crane contends that there was insufficient evidence that its products were a "substantial factor" in causing Hellam's mesothelioma as required under Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of California · August 1, 2014 · in the opinion
Willis v. Buffalo Pumps Inc. (2014)
…285). A. Threshold Exposure Plaintiff's claims require proof that Defendant caused or contributed to Donald Willis's exposure to asbestos. Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 16 Cal.4th 953, 975 (1997) ("\[P\]laintiffs \[bear\] the…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 16, 2010 · in the opinion
Hall v. Warren Pumps LLC (2010)
…causes of action for asbestos-related latent injuries. First, the plaintiff must "establish some threshold exposure to the defendant's defective asbestos-containing products." (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953, 982.) Second…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 20, 2012 · in the opinion
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig. Ronald Dummitt v. AW Chesterton (2012)
…In re New York Asbestos Litigation (Marshall), supra at 256 (citing Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation (Ronsini), supra; Zalinka v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp, 221 AD2d 830 \[3rd Dept 1995\]; Bigelow v. Acands, Inc…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · September 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Hedden v. CBS Corporation (2015)
…maritime law, a manufacturer is not liable for harm caused by, and owes no duty to warn of the hazards inherent in, asbestos products that the manufacturer did not manufacture or distribute." Conner v. Alfa Laval…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 5, 2015 · in the opinion
Ricci v. Crane Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2015)
Grace & Co.-Conn), 216 AD2d 79 \[1st Dept. 1995\]). Issues of credibility are for the jury (Cochrane v Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 219 AD2d 557, 559-60). Where "\[t\]he deposition testimony of a litigant is…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · June 28, 2016 · in the opinion
Mtr OF Nyc Asbestos Litig. (2016)
…to enable the manufacturer's product to function as intended" (majority op at 778). I believe this test opens too broad an avenue of potential liability and that, in line with our precedent in this area…