6 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Mississippi Supreme Court · March 17, 2005
Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Gregory (2005)
…Court reversed. It held that joinder under Rule 20 requires a distinct litigable event linking the plaintiffs, and that asbestos cases are not exempt. The plaintiffs had alleged only general negligence, different jobs, places, substances and…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Blackmon v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2014)
…In Babbitt, 104 F.3d at 90-91, the plaintiff employees had executed general releases as part of the railroad's early retirement program, releasing the railroad from any claims "of any kind whatsoever, known or…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · June 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Russell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2015)
…322 U.S. at 631. \[41\] In Babbitt, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that general release claims executed as part of a railroad's early retirement program were not valid under FELA; instead, "\[t…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 14, 1997 · in the opinion
Van Winkle v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1997)
…the general rule is that the trial court has a duty to provide instruction to the jury where it has posed an explicit question or requested clarification on a point of law arising from facts about…
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Court case · Alabama Court of Civil Appeals · September 24, 1999 · in the opinion
Wilkerson v. Burlington Northern RR Company (1999)
…not sufficient to warrant making a diagnosis of pulmonary asbestosis." Dr. Shelton's medical records reflect that Wilkerson had obtained an annual general physical examination from him over the past 10 years, and they indicated Dr…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Smith v. Illinois Central R. Co. (2015)
…silica. ¶ 12 Over defendant's objection, the trial court also allowed plaintiff to introduce a 1937 circular from the General Managers Association of Chicago, which purportedly went to all railroads operating in Illinois. The circular included…