3 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 19, 2003
Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (2003)
Murphy Ewing worked for Brown & Root from about 1964 to 1974 and for Avondale from about 1971 to 1972, and was exposed to asbestos. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 1996 and died in April 1997. He and his wife sued in 1996. After his…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
Telles Brunet worked for Avondale Industries from 1950 to 1978 at its Harvey repair yard. He developed lung cancer and died in 1998. His wife and three daughters sued Avondale, four of its executive officers and their insurers. At trial the jury…
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Company document · JM Knowledge Chronology · December 21, 1966
George W. Hatch of Travelers Insurance to Jack C. Else of Marsh and McLennan on Asbestos Cancer Claims and the Sullivan Case (1966)
…Irving J. Selikoff of Mount Sinai for the claimant, including his finding of 14 mesothelioma deaths among 307 consecutive deaths in the insulators' union, and the weaker testimony of the insurer's own doctor. Travelers' medical…