50 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · April 3, 2017
Woo v. General Electric Company (2017)
The Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment dismissal of the Woo Estate's claims against General Electric and remanded for trial, because fact issues existed on GE's duty to warn and on causation. A…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · September 17, 2009
Kirks v. General Electric Company (2009)
…district court denied the plaintiffs' motions to remand both cases to Delaware state court, holding that General Electric had established federal officer removal jurisdiction. A contractor may remove under the federal officer removal statute, construed broadly…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · September 28, 2011
Vickroy v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2011)
…rejecting General Electric's federal officer removal for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. A removing defendant under the federal officer statute must show it acted under a federal officer's direction and has a colorable…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 17, 2019
Bondurant v. 3M Company (2019)
…holding that General Electric and CBS Corporation (Westinghouse) properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. A boilerplate disclaimer of claims arising from federal officers' acts does not defeat federal officer removal where the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 7, 2022
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2022)
The court granted General Electric and ViacomCBS's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' claims for punitive damages and loss of consortium damages under general maritime law, but denied it as to the California negligence and strict…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
The court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the plaintiff's claims against GE with prejudice, finding the pre-1979 exposure claims time-barred and no sufficient evidence of later exposure to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 1, 2012
Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2012)
The court granted summary judgment to General Electric, Crane, Foster Wheeler, Warren Pumps, IMO Industries, Buffalo Pumps, Armstrong International and CBS, and denied the plaintiffs relief on their strict liability and negligence claims. Under maritime law…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · September 25, 2019
McClung v. 3M Company (2019)
The district court denied Plaintiff's objections, adopted the magistrate judge's recommendations as modified, found no personal jurisdiction over General Electric or Boeing, denied their motions to dismiss, and severed and transferred the claims against…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · January 10, 2012
Adams v. Armstrong International, Inc (2012)
…Circuit Court, finding General Electric had not shown federal officer removal jurisdiction. A defendant removing under the federal officer statute must show the federal government prevented it from complying with its state-law duty to warn;…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio · November 10, 2016
French v. AW Chesterton Company (2016)
…Ohio state court, saying his mesothelioma was caused by exposure to asbestos. General Electric and CBS Corporation (successor to Westinghouse) moved the case to federal court under the federal officer removal statute. At his deposition, Mr…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 23, 2012
Najolia v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. (2012)
…s motion to remand, holding that General Electric and CBS Corporation (Westinghouse) properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute. A defendant may remove under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 22, 2011
Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2011)
Four consolidated asbestos cases in the federal asbestos MDL in Pennsylvania involved Navy veterans or a shipyard worker who developed mesothelioma. Robert Conner, James Prange and James Stone served at sea on Navy ships as a machinist's mate and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · March 28, 2022
Pritt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022)
The court denied General Electric's motion to exclude plaintiffs' industrial hygiene expert Dr. Tsai and denied as moot its motion to exclude Capt. Burger. It granted GE summary judgment on the Navy-service claims, denied…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 9, 2015
Laurent v. New Orleans City (2015)
Scott Laurent sued General Electric, CBS Corporation, Foster Wheeler and others in Louisiana state court for wrongful death and survival damages after the death of his father, Frederick Laurent, from mesothelioma in December 2013. The father…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · July 25, 2018
Kraus v. Alcatel-Lucent (2018)
… Government Contractor Defense and Removal; Venue, Removal and Transfer Worksites: General Electric building, 32nd and Chestnut Streets; U.S.S. Cambria; General Electric; office building at 32nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia electronics officer and subsequently communications…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · December 2, 2016
Perez v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (2016)
The court granted General Electric's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (without prejudice) and denied the motions by Air & Liquid Systems, Warren Pumps and John Crane to dismiss the loss of consortium count…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · June 30, 2011
Sublett v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2011)
…finding General Electric had not established federal officer removal jurisdiction. A removing defendant must show the Navy prevented it from complying with state-law warning duties to establish federal officer jurisdiction and the government contractor defense…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · June 30, 2014
Barnes v. Foster Wheeler Corp. (2014)
The district court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment and dismissed all claims against GE with prejudice, because plaintiffs offered no admissible evidence that Barnes was exposed to an asbestos product made or supplied…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · March 31, 2025
Losurdo v. Viacomcbs Inc. (2025)
Sandra Losurdo, as administratrix of the estate of her husband William Losurdo, and two other family members sued General Electric and Westinghouse (now Paramount Global). William Losurdo died of mesothelioma in January 2022. He served in…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 1, 2012
Donn v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2012)
The district court denied the motion of CBS Corporation and General Electric to dismiss plaintiff Alan Donn's asbestos failure-to-warn claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, rejecting their preemption and political question arguments…