55 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
N RE General Electric Company (2008)
The Texas Supreme Court held the trial court abused its discretion in denying General Electric, Warren Pumps and Ingersoll-Rand's forum non conveniens motions, and conditionally granted mandamus directing dismissal, against plaintiff Richards. Under Tex…
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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, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · January 29, 2013
Cardaro v. General Electric Co. (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (VI), 2013)
The court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, holding the Louisiana statute of repose did not bar the Cardaros' failure-to-warn claims and that a fact question remained, so the Cardaros prevailed on…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 9, 2016
Hoffman v. General Electric Company (2016)
The Court of Appeals reversed the superior court's CR 12(b)(6) dismissal of Larry Hoffman's claims against General Electric and Ketchikan Pulp Company and remanded, so Hoffman prevailed on the appeal, although the…
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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, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · October 5, 2004
Chicano v. General Electric Company (2004)
The court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, finding genuine fact issues on duty to warn, causation and the government contractor defense, and granted plaintiff's motion to substitute Linda Chicano as executrix and…
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Court case · Maryland Appellate Court · February 8, 2024
Basil-Flippen v. General Electric Company (2024)
…Campbell Company installing asbestos insulation on a turbine at the Morgantown Generating Station in Maryland. The turbine was sold to the Potomac Electric Power Company by Westinghouse, which also had a separate contract to install it…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · January 27, 2009
Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (2009)
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for General Motors, Cincinnati Gas & Electric and General Electric, and the executor of Dennis Martin's estate lost on all claims. Under Kentucky law, a negligence claim needs evidence that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 17, 2016
Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2016)
Marie Nell Martinez Tregre sued in Orleans Parish state court. She alleged she developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in April 2015, from asbestos that clung to her husband Lee Tregre's clothing while he worked at Avondale Industries from about 1953 to…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · January 23, 2023
McDERMID v. 3M Company (2023)
The Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for General Electric and CBS Corp. (successor to Westinghouse) against the McDermid plaintiffs' negligent supervision claims and held the remaining claims time-barred by the statute of repose. A turbine…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 31, 2023
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2023)
The federal district court denied summary judgment motions by General Electric, ViacomCBS, Air & Liquid Systems and Warren Pumps, and granted the Elorreaga family's motion for partial summary judgment that the government contractor defense does not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · April 18, 2019
Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
…products made or sold by several companies. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2015 and later died of it. General Electric, Foster Wheeler and Westinghouse (CBS) moved for summary judgment, arguing there was no evidence of…
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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, 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, District of Massachusetts · March 30, 2018
Stearns v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (2018)
The court denied General Electric's summary judgment motion on the main negligence, warranty and gross negligence counts because the Massachusetts statute of repose did not bar them, allowed it on the naval-exposure and separate…
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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, 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 Louisiana · March 14, 2014
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2014)
The district court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims against GE with prejudice, because the plaintiffs lacked evidence that GE supplied or attached any asbestos-containing material. A turbine…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · June 3, 2011
Rabatin v. Allied Glove Corp. (2011)
The Superior Court affirmed summary judgment for General Electric, holding the 12-year statute of repose in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5536 barred the estate's claims over asbestos-insulated turbines, and Rabatin, executor of…