8 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · August 23, 2018
Waite v. Aii Acquisition Corp. (2018)
…Union Carbide for lack of personal jurisdiction, ruling against the Waites. In the Eleventh Circuit, specific jurisdiction requires that the defendant's forum contacts be a but-for cause of the claimed tort, and a corporation…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 29, 2010
Asbury v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)
The court denied Union Carbide's motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens, so the Asburys' case stays in Rhode Island. It ruled out Rhode Island law, tentatively found Iowa had the most significant relationship, and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 8, 2012
Adler v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2012)
Twenty-two plaintiffs, all represented by the same lawyers, sued more than eighty defendants in New York County for asbestos-related injuries or deaths. Seven had lung cancer, fourteen had pleural mesothelioma, and Glenda Vega had peritoneal…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · June 29, 2012
Dixon v. Ford Motor Company (2012)
…cleaned up joint compound during several home construction projects. The plaintiffs settled with Georgia-Pacific, Honeywell and Union Carbide. A jury awarded $15,000,000 against Ford, which the trial court reduced to $6,065,000…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 5, 2017 · in the opinion
Petitpas v. Ford Motor Company (2017)
… Metropolitan Life Insurance; William B. March; and Union Carbide Corporation. In addition, in responses to requests for admissions that were read to the jury, plaintiffs admitted that Marline was exposed to asbestos-containing products manufactured or…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 29, 2011
Adams v. Ford Motor Company (2011)
Richard Adams, a self-described shade tree mechanic, died of mesothelioma. His wife and three children sued many defendants, including Ford Motor Company. They alleged he was exposed to asbestos dust while replacing brake pads on his vehicles, five…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · October 7, 2011 · in the opinion
Rehm v. Ford Motor Company (2011)
…on March 12, 1981, the starting date of employment which he listed on his application for union membership as a millwright in Local 2209. Rapid manufactured and installed conveyer systems for other companies. Before installing new…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 23, 2018 · in the opinion
Chen v. Volkswagen Group of America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…and Ford's motion was filed on February 16, 2018, merely 4 months after Chen's oral examination, or 10 months after the commencement of this action (compare National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa…