12 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · April 9, 2015
Thomasson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2015)
…Trane, FMC, General Electric, Foster Wheeler and CBS) against plaintiff Claire Thomasson, and denied MetLife's motion to dismiss without prejudice while allowing 45 days of added discovery. To recover in an asbestos case under New…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · September 15, 2021
Shelton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021)
Frank Shelton, Jr. and Jennifer Schuyler sued dozens of companies, alleging that Shelton developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during Navy service from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He worked as a Machinist Mate aboard the USS…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 4, 2009
Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…Foster Wheeler, Viad, General Electric and Elliott Turbo Machinery) removed the case to federal court. They relied on the federal officer removal statute and the federal contractor defense, arguing the Navy would not have allowed asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · August 7, 2012
Lewis v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. (2012)
Elizabeth Lewis sued, individually and as executrix of her husband Thomas Lewis's estate, over his death from malignant mesothelioma. He was diagnosed in 2006 and died in 2008. The opinion says he served as a Navy fireman on two ships from 1962 to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · May 27, 2002 · in the opinion
Madden v. Able Supply Co. (2002)
…GAF Corporation, defendants. [\698] Franklin A Poff, Jr, Crisp Boyd et al, Texarkana, TX, for General Refractories Co., defendant. David Jonathan Fisher, Fairchild Price et al, Center, TX, for JT thorpe Co., defendant. Gregory Michael Sullivan…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · April 21, 2017
MacCormack v. the Adel Wiggins Group (2017)
…on reconsideration, found it lacked general or specific personal jurisdiction over CBS in Missouri, a loss for the plaintiffs. Missouri's foreign corporation registration statute does not constitute consent to general personal jurisdiction, per State ex…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · July 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Dougherty v. AO Smith Corporation (2014)
…the Supreme Court explained: It is the general rule that an action may be removed from state court to federal court only if a federal district court would have original jurisdiction over the claim in suit…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · June 9, 2014 · in the opinion
Mohler v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2014)
…a)(1).\[1\] Plaintiff now seeks remand of this matter, arguing that the statute does not apply. STANDARD In general, any civil action filed in state court may be removed to the district court if this…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · July 29, 2013 · in the opinion
Jensen v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (2013)
…Inc., 236 F.3d 1061, 1067 (9th Cir. 2001)(citing McCabe v. General Foods Corp., 811 F.2d 1336, 1339 (9th Cir. 1987)). The non-diverse defendant has been fraudulently joined if the plaintiff fails to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · September 11, 2017 · in the opinion
MacCormack v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2017)
…911 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987) (reasoning that a worsening of a condition did not justify a subsequent new action as "\[t\]he general rule is, of course, that a plaintiff the "identity of issues" factor. 8…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · July 20, 2018 · in the opinion
Clayton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2018)
…negligence, premises liability, conspiracy, and strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities. (SAC § V.) They seek general and special damages for pain, suffering, "loss of spousal relationship," disability, medical expenses, and economic loss. (Id.) Saberhagen moves for…
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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…