12 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2016)
Marie Nell Martinez Tregre sued in Orleans Parish state court. She alleged she developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in April 2015, from asbestos that clung to her husband Lee Tregre's clothing while he worked at Avondale Industries from about 1953 to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 24, 2024
Legendre v. Louisiana Ins. Guaranty Association (2024)
…s work at Johns-Manville. Before a trial set for May 6, 2024, two motions challenged expert testimony. The defendants (including General Electric, Foster Wheeler, Uniroyal and Taylor-Seidenbach) argued that Legendre's experts, Dr. Kraus…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 20, 2024
Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024)
Survivors of Roseanna Matherne sued Avondale (Huntington Ingalls) and other companies, alleging she developed mesothelioma from asbestos carried home on the clothes of her husband, who worked at Avondale Shipyard. She was diagnosed around December…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 17, 2022
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022)
Felton Robichaux sued Avondale (Huntington Ingalls) and many other companies in Louisiana state court, alleging he developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in January 2022, from asbestos exposure. He alleged he worked at Avondale Shipyards from 1961 to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 2, 2023 · in the opinion
Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2023)
…860 F.2d 172, 175 (5th Cir. 1988) (quoting Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co., 446 U.S. 1, 8 (1980)). A district court should grant certification only when there exists some danger of hardship…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 8, 2005 · in the opinion
Zimko v. American Cyanamid (2005)
…that subjecting its employees to occupational levels of asbestos would result in harm. The general rule in Louisiana is that an employee's exclusive remedy for work-related personal injuries or occupational diseases is in workers…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 29, 2015
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015)
…of asbestos knowledge, the Walsh-Healey Act, specific risk percentages, life expectancy, and general symptoms and quality of life, plus an unlisted 1956 article. It also struck his rebuttal report to Dr. Stockman. It kept the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2016 · in the opinion
Bourke v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2016)
…56\] In Poche, the court began with the general premise that "\[a\] case that is initially nonremovable may become removable through the voluntary dismissal of nondiverse defendants."\[57\] All but one of the defendants—Eagle, Inc.…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 11, 2022 · in the opinion
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…a genuine issue exists. See id. at 324. The prior version of article 2315.3 of the Civil Code provided that: "In addition to general and special damages, exemplary damages may be awarded, if it is…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 29, 2020 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2020)
…25-8 at 1. Similarly, Blanchard was employed by Avondale for over forty years as a supervisor, general superintendent, assistant vice president, and vice president, during which time he "oversaw the construction of all vessels." R…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 11, 2022 · in the opinion
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…., based upon policies of insurance, included but not limited to, employers' liability, commercial general liability insurance policies and/or excess liability insurance policies sold by Lamorak Insurance Company to Eagle, Inc. . . ."\[24\] This new allegation arises…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 6, 2024 · in the opinion
Lagrange v. Eagle, Inc. (2024)
…Lockheed Martin Corp., 990 F.3d 852, 859 (5th Cir. 2021) ("unlike the general removal statute, the federal officer removal statute is to be \broadly construed' in favor of a federal forum"). Nevertheless, it remains the…