5 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · October 22, 2021
Lindsey v. Dow Chemical Company (2021)
Kris Lindsey, a Florida citizen diagnosed with mesothelioma in September 2020, sued twelve companies in a St. Louis state court. His amended petition alleged he was exposed to asbestos from Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, used on him as an infant and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · March 15, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…only Missouri defendant. Johnson & Johnson then asked the court to dismiss the case for improper venue or transfer it to the Eastern District of Tennessee, relying on the general venue statute and § 1406. The court denied…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · February 14, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…sister company is generally not liable for another company's acts absent a pleaded alter ego or agency theory, and general allegations of commonality do not plead alter ego under Delaware law. Product Identification; Successor Liability…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · January 21, 2020 · in the opinion
Douglas v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. (2020)
…of a motion to transfer under § 1404(a), the general view is \that courts can just as easily apply the law of another state as easily as their own.'" See generally Oien v. Thompson, 824 F…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · October 18, 2018 · in the opinion
Vanhoy v. American International Industries (2018)
…to understate the hazards of asbestos exposure, all for their own profit and gain, Defendant \[Metropolitan Life Insurance Company\] willfully, wantonly, and with malice in calculated disregard for the welfare of the general public. . . . (Am. Compl…