12 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · November 4, 2008
Taylor v. Union Carbide Corporation (2008)
The Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment granted to Union Carbide and remanded for trial, ruling for David Taylor and his wife. A plaintiff may use circumstantial evidence to show exposure to a defendant's…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 4, 2011
Robertson v. Doug Ashy Building Materials, Inc. (2011)
Harris Robertson, a drywall finisher and painter in residential construction from the early 1960s, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2004 and died that November. His wife and children sued several companies, including Sherwin-Williams, which…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · June 29, 2012
Dixon v. Ford Motor Company (2012)
…cleaned up joint compound during several home construction projects. The plaintiffs settled with Georgia-Pacific, Honeywell and Union Carbide. A jury awarded $15,000,000 against Ford, which the trial court reduced to $6,065,000…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · August 5, 2009
Anderson v. Bondex Int'l (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2009)
…futile; defendants Bondex, Georgia-Pacific and Union Carbide prevailed. An amended pleading relates back under Rule 15(c)(1)(B) only if it arises from the conduct, transaction or occurrence set out in the original pleading…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · December 26, 2001
Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001)
Howard Burns, an industrial arts teacher who also did summer construction and maintenance work at Moweaqua High School in Shelby County, Illinois, from 1951 to 1986, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2000. He and his wife, Caren, sued many…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · April 10, 2013 · in the opinion
Greer v. Ace Hardware Corporation (2013)
…Deceased, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation, etal, and UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Defendants, and GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation; BACKSTROM BUILDERS CENTER, an Oregon corporation, as successor-in-interest to Backstrom Builders…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · July 11, 2014 · in the opinion
Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. (2014)
…Baker Botts LLP, Sharla J. Frost, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Union Carbide Corporation. Karen K. Maston, Johnson Spalding Doyle West & Trent, Houston, TX, for Other interested party Amtek, Inc.…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 3, 2008 · in the opinion
Gregory v. Beazer East (2008)
…Beazer), Bondex International (Bondex), Exxon Mobil (Mobil), Georgia-Pacific Corporation (Georgia-Pacific) and Union Carbide Corporation (Union Carbide), regarding her husband's contraction of mesothelioma and subsequent death. Mobil moved for summary judgment on various grounds…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Kansas · May 2, 1991 · in the opinion
Harding v. Proko Industries, Inc. (1991)
…Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jerry R. Harding, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. PROKO INDUSTRIES, INC.; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; National Gypsum Company; and United States Gypsum Company, Defendants. No. 89-1498-K. May 2…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 26, 2007 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Stephens (2007)
…the authors did not measure exposure levels—rather, they undertook a mortality analysis involving 12,873 deceased members of the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, a union composed of plasterers, cement masons, and shophands…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 13, 2007 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Stephens (2007)
…the authors did not measure exposure levels — rather, they undertook a mortality analysis involving 12,873 deceased members of the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association, a union composed of plasterers, cement masons, and shophands…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 26, 2010 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Bostic (2010)
…in fact, including the requirement that the defendant's conduct or product be a substantial factor in bringing about the plaintiff's injuries.'" Flores, 232 S.W.3d at 770 (quoting Union Pump Co. v. Allbritton…