13 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · February 25, 2019
Harris v. CBS Corporation (2019)
Michael Roy Harris and his wife Elsie sued CBS Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand (IR) and other companies in California state court in Alameda County. They brought personal injury and loss of consortium claims. Michael Harris has malignant mesothelioma,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 3, 2019
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
Debbie Viale and Amber Jacobs sued Air & Liquid Systems (successor to Buffalo Pumps), Foster Wheeler, GE, Calaveras and other companies in California state court. They alleged Ronald Viale developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure at several…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · May 21, 2019
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
Debbie Viale, individually and as representative of the estate of Ronald Viale, and Amber Jacobs sued many companies, alleging that Mr. Viale was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products at various work sites and developed mesothelioma,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 11, 2019 · in the opinion
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
…Inc, Defendant, represented by Jennifer Denise Fitzpatrick, Dehay & Elliston, LLP. Exxonmobile Corporation, Defendant, represented by Susan A. Ogdie, DeHay & Elliston LLP. General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by Derek S. Johnson, WFBM, LLP, Charles T. Sheldon, WFBM…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of California · October 21, 2021 · in the opinion
Spurlin v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021)
…detailed in his report that General Specifications for Machinery "required manufacturers to provide installation, operation and maintenance instructions as well as \safety precautions' as an essential part of Instruction Books for machinery and electrical equipment." (Doc…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 19, 2021
Cahill Construction Company v. Superior Court of Alameda County (2021)
…the petition. It held the statute's language and legislative history set a firm cap that courts cannot exceed, including through the general protective-order statute. It also found no as-applied due process violation, because…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of California · May 7, 2021 · in the opinion
Spurlin v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021)
…be contrary to the command for uniformity between rules governing the same injury, whether under the Jones Act or under the general maritime law. See id. There being no evidence that punitive damages were traditionally awarded…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 9, 2009 · in the opinion
Oxford v. Foster Wheeler LLC (2009)
…unable to conclude that the jury's verdict was based on a finding of negligent failure to warn because the special verdict form is inconsistent.\[5\] [\715] The jury was given general negligence instructions BAJI Nos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · September 26, 2024 · in the opinion
Smargisso v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2024)
…claims specifically—the claims at issue here. (Dkt. No. 139 at 13.) Thus, Plaintiffs fail to establish that the relief sought has been historically available under general maritime law. See Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc., No…
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Court case · California Supreme Court · February 18, 2010 · in the opinion
McCann v. Foster Wheeler, LLC (2010)
…law. Although section 361 provides that, in general, a cause of action arising in another state cannot be maintained in California if the other state's law bars the action due to a lapse of time…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 1, 2009 · in the opinion
Walmach v. Wheeler (2009)
…probability that in the absence of the error, a result more favorable to the appealing party would have been reached." (Soule v. General Motors Corp. (1994) 8 Cal.4th 548, 574.) We Do Not Reach the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · April 17, 2014 · in the opinion
Sclafani v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2014)
…Rptr. 456 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Consistent with this general rule, the California Supreme Court held in Rutherford that an asbestos personal injury plaintiff need not prove with certainty that the defendant's product…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 2, 2007 · in the opinion
Foster Wheeler LLC v. Superior Court OF San Francisco County (2007)
…tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delays. The court concluded that limiting instructions and instructions in general to the jury would allay the defense fears of prejudice. Code of Civil Procedure section 1048, subdivision (a) provides:…