32 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 2
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · January 26, 1982 · in the opinion
Starling v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co. (1982)
…The label, intentional tort, is merely a general descriptive term for specific types of tortious conduct which share the common element that the actor intended to injure the object of his action. Prosser, Law of Torts…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 27, 1988 · in the opinion
Blazek v. Nicolet, Inc. (1988)
…We disagree. • 1 The general intent of statutes of repose is to "terminate the possibility of liability after a defined period of time, regardless of a potential plaintiff's lack of knowledge of his cause of…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · April 13, 1989 · in the opinion
Kaiser v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1989)
…late 1985 or early 1986 that he suffered from asbestosis. The Kaisers filed this lawsuit seeking general and special damages for Kaiser's asbestos-related injuries on August 15, 1986. III. All parties accept in their…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 12, 1996 · in the opinion
Nelson v. Keene Corp. (1996)
…pleadings shall be according to the rules." 735 ILCS 5/2-201(a) (West 1994). General jurisdiction is invoked in the trial court when an action is filed and a summons is issued and served upon…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania · May 7, 1992 · in the opinion
Sealover v. Carey Canada (1992)
…112 S.Ct. 1671, 118 L.Ed.2d 391 (New Rule 238 withstands constitutional challenges on due process and equal protection grounds.); Leonard v. General Motors Corp., Civil No. 88-2380, slip op. at 5 (E…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · September 30, 1999 · in the opinion
Porter Hayden Company v. Wyche (1999)
…to the earliest diagnosis, from adenocarcinoma is 13.2 years." Although Porter Hayden seems to take issue in its reply brief with the use of general epidemiological testimony to draw inferences in specific cases, in Grimshaw…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · October 7, 1983 · in the opinion
Hobby v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1983)
…110, Paragraph 13-203. Paragraph 13-203 in effect overruled a long line of Illinois cases holding that actions for loss of consortium were governed by the general five year statute of limitations. In the case…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · October 29, 1981 · in the opinion
Matter of Steinhardt v. JohnsManville Corp. (1981)
…such claims are diligently and expeditiously pursued. An exception to the general period of limitation rule is required when the pathological effect of an injury occurs without perceptible trauma, and the victim is blamelessly ignorant of…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · February 5, 1986 · in the opinion
Jenkins v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986)
…The purpose of class actions is to conserve "the resources of both the courts and the parties by permitting an issue potentially affecting every \[class member\] to be litigated in an economical fashion." General Telephone Co…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · September 11, 1986 · in the opinion
Vigiolto v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986)
…Applicable Law. We begin with the proposition that in a tort action, as a general rule, proof that a [\1457] specific defendant caused the plaintiff's harm is a prerequisite to that defendant's liability to…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 18, 1990 · in the opinion
Howell v. Celotex Corp. (1990)
…result of being exposed to asbestos?....\[I\]t is my understanding that there was a general agreement he suffered a pleural thickening as a result of his asbestos exposure. Now, I heard one counsel say to…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · September 21, 1995 · in the opinion
Baumgart v. Keene Bldg. Products Corp. (1995)
…835 (1967). However, we have long recognized an exception to this general rule which acts to toll the running of the limitations period. The discovery rule "provides that where the existence of the injury is not…