19 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…or supplying an asbestos-containing product. Nonetheless, plaintiffs argue that General Electric can be held liable for its failure to warn of the dangers associated with asbestos insulation. According to plaintiffs, defendant was aware that asbestos…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · November 22, 2016 · in the opinion
Rost v. Ford Motor Co. (2016)
…10/7/2011, at 8-11. The jury also found that the products of three companies with asbestos-containing equipment at Metropolitan Edison (General Electric, Ingersoll-Rand, and Westinghouse) were also substantial causes of Rost's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 28, 2018 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2018)
…Weiner, LLC, Lee Blanton Ziffer, Kuchler Polk Weiner, LLC & Monique M. Weiner, Kuchler Polk Weiner, LLC. General Electric Company & Genuine Parts Company, Defendants, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III, Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 10, 2022 · in the opinion
Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022)
The record shows that Georgia Power is the majority owner of both plants, with the balance owned by Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, the City of Dalton, and Oglethorpe Power Company. But under the terms of…
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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 · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · February 28, 2017 · in the opinion
Mtr OF Nyc Asbestos Litig. (2017)
…exposure to a toxin, that the toxin is capable of causing the particular illness (general causation) and that plaintiff was exposed to sufficient levels of the toxin to cause the illness (specific causation)" (id. at 448)…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · August 10, 2018
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC (2018)
…a pathologist's tissue analysis, an occupational physician's exposure opinions, a scientist's general testimony on how asbestos causes disease, a historian's account of what was known about asbestos hazards, and studies and videos…
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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 · New York Supreme Court · April 13, 2015
Juni v. Ford Motor Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2015)
…which the court held control asbestos cases, plaintiffs must offer expert proof of general causation and a scientific expression of the plaintiff's exposure to the defendant's product. An unquantified 'cumulative exposure' opinion and proof…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · February 8, 2016 · in the opinion
Lepore v. Kelsey-Hayes Co. (2016)
…and pipefitter at numerous jobsites, and was later diagnosed with mesothelioma. The defendant, Perini Corporation, had allegedly been the general contractor at three of those jobsites. (Casey, supra, 206 Cal.App.4th at p. 1225.) Casey…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 7, 2019 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2019)
…to this case is thus incorrect. In any event, Dr. Staggs's general causation testimony clearly considers both types of asbestos and the possible differences between them. He acknowledges that, "some scientist\[s\] believe there's…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 5, 2017 · in the opinion
Petitpas v. Ford Motor Company (2017)
…1103.) Even assuming Dr. Horn is correct as to the cause of mesothelioma in general, plaintiffs had the burden to prove that exposure to asbestos-containing materials at Rossmoor was a substantial factor in contributing to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · August 11, 2022 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022)
…motion is GRANTED with respect to Finkelstein's testimony concerning specific causation. Defendants' motion is DENIED with respect to Finkelstein's testimony concerning general causation. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Exclude the Testimony…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · September 27, 2021 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2021)
…as already mentioned, Rule 26 provides two exceptions to the general rule that a party may not obtain discovery from another party's consulting expert: "(i) as provided in Rule 35(b); or (ii) on showing…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · February 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022)
…the direct and circumstantial evidence discussed herein — including general causation expert testimony to which ZF has not objected — is sufficient on its own to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Strick's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · February 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022)
…in 1974 by prohibiting the use of compressed air for cleaning purposes except when reduced to a slow speed and paired with personal protective equipment. Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General, 39 Fed. Reg…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 28, 2019 · in the opinion
Jack v. Dco, LLC (2019)
…both companies. (Id.) C. The Jury's Verdict The court provided the jury a general verdict form on which the jury was asked whether Plaintiffs proved their strict liability design defect, strict liability failure-to-warn…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · September 17, 2018 · in the opinion
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2018)
…and consortium. Id. \[25\] The Green court recognized a narrow exception to the general rule against recovery for premarital injuries in toxic exposure cases, where the injured spouse does not or cannot know of the injury…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 3, 2013 · in the opinion
Barawa v. Acker Drill Co. (2013)
…to warn against asbestos-containing products that were manufactured by third-party suppliers. While in general the court will not even consider arguments made for the first time in reply papers, Azzopardi v American Blower Corp.…