29 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 2
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · January 30, 2004
Roca v. EI du Pont de Nemours and Co. (2004)
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's summary judgment for DuPont, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and Rhone-Poulenc, holding that Roca waived his Section 343 claim by not raising it in his opening brief. An…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · July 31, 2002
In re Federal-Mogul Global, Inc. (2002)
Tens of thousands of people sued in state courts across the country, claiming that asbestos in friction products such as brake pads gave them or their relatives mesothelioma, lung, laryngeal or esophageal cancer, or asbestosis. They sued makers and…
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Court case · Wisconsin Court of Appeals · November 19, 2013
Lemberger v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2013)
Colleen Lemberger sued Honeywell and other companies for the wrongful death of her husband Steven. As a young man he worked about a year as a parts driver at an auto parts store in Milwaukee, where the job allegedly involved shaping…
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Court case · South Carolina Supreme Court · April 30, 2007
Henderson v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2007)
James Henderson, a North Carolina resident, and his wife sued several manufacturers in South Carolina. They claimed he developed mesothelioma from asbestos-containing products he encountered working for many years as a boilermaker, pipefitter and…
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Court case · North Dakota Supreme Court · December 22, 1999
Black v. Abex Corp. (1999)
…Court affirmed summary judgment for Allied-Signal, Borg-Warner, Chrysler and General Motors, dismissing Rochelle Black's market share and alternative liability claims. Even assuming market share liability were recognized, a plaintiff must present admissible evidence…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 13, 2003
Polito v. Burns Int'l Services Corp. (Matter of Asbestos Litig., 2003)
…repaired over a number of years. The remaining defendants were Burns International (formerly Borg-Warner), DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors, all involved in making or distributing brake products. Before trial, they moved to exclude certain evidence…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 30, 2010
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2010)
…causation testimony on scientific theories the parties never raised and no expert supported, and extrapolation from higher to lower doses and the absence of supporting epidemiology do not by themselves defeat general acceptance. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 10, 2007
Caradonna v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2007)
Joseph Caradonna worked for the Long Island Railroad from 1949 to 1977 as a mechanic's helper, welder, train car inspector, coach cleaner and assistant foreman. He claimed he was exposed to asbestos from brake shoes, gaskets and other materials. He…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · September 22, 1987
In re Asbestos Litigation (1987)
Asbestos manufacturers defending personal injury suits in the federal district court in New Jersey challenged a New Jersey Supreme Court rule. Under Beshada and later cases, asbestos defendants could not use the "state-of-the-art" defense, which…