11 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · April 27, 2012
Pease v. Ford Motor Company (2012)
Herbert Pease filed an asbestos suit in Delaware state court in 2008, alleging he developed mesothelioma and other asbestos-related lung conditions. After his death, his estate's representatives, Christopher and Jeremy Pease, continued the case. It…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · August 24, 2009 · in the opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Grenier (2009)
…deprived the trial judge of the opportunity to deal with the problem when it arose. Such inaction is deemed a waiver of any resulting error for appellate purposes. (Emphasis added.); Delaware Electric Coop., Inc. v. Duphily…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · August 31, 2017 · in the opinion
Charlevoix v. Caterpillar (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2017)
…of 1963. (Id.) D. Plaintiff's product identification evidence Caterpillar Inc. Mr. Charlevoix stated that he performed maintenance work on eight Caterpillar bulldozers during his time at M.J. Electric. (D.I. 155, Ex. 1 at…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · February 4, 2009
General Motors Corporation v. Grenier (2009)
The Delaware Supreme Court remanded to the motion judge to reconsider the admissibility of the plaintiffs' general causation experts (Drs. Dodson and Lemen) because his factual findings misstated the record, leaving GM and Ford's challenge…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · April 8, 2009
Grenier v. General Motors Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2009)
…despite factual errors in its earlier opinion, it properly denied General Motors' and Ford's motion to exclude plaintiffs' general causation expert testimony, so Grenier's experts remained admissible. A plaintiff's expert need not disprove…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · December 12, 2018
Call v. Ford Motor Co. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…plaintiff Marilyn Kay Call, holding Indiana's "but for" causation standard applies and her expert's opinion did not meet it. Indiana's general negligence "but for" causation standard applies to asbestos cases, so a substantial…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · July 22, 2019 · in the opinion
Richards v. Copes-Vulcan, Inc. (2019)
51, 51-52 (2008) ("Beyond general and specific causation, an additional causation issue arises when multiple defendants are responsible for exposing the plaintiff to a harmful substance. The most common example is a plaintiff who contracts…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · January 31, 2019 · in the opinion
Knecht v. Ford Motor Co. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…other words, an adequate warning might have allowed someone to avoid a risk of mesothelioma had there been an adequate warning. Because Ford's products were defective in that general way, and because Mr. Knecht was…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · March 24, 2020 · in the opinion
Shaw v. American Friction (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…is the proper standard under Delaware law, and the General Scheduling Order expressly requires a "showing of good cause" to modify the scheduling order.\[28\] To assess good cause, as the Special Master and Superior Court…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · August 8, 2018 · in the opinion
Richards v. Copes-Vulcan (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…that relief from a judgment or order may be granted under certain limited circumstances, including where there is "excusable neglect." As a general proposition, the party seeking relief under Rule 60(b) must establish that: 1…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · January 25, 2019 · in the opinion
Johansen v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
…Holdings, 198 P.3d 493 (Wash. 2008) recognized the general rule that "a manufacturer does not have an obligation to warn of the dangers of another manufacturer's product." Braaten, 198 P.3d at 501. Therefore…