6 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · April 23, 2013
Holland v. Union Carbide Corporation (2013)
The court denied Union Carbide Corporation's motion for summary judgment based on the military contractor defense, so the plaintiff's claims against it continue. A defendant asserting the military contractor (government contractor) defense bears the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · November 12, 2010
Bush v. Eaton Corporation (2010)
Oretha Mae Bush sued Eaton Corporation, its plant supervisor James Kinsner, and several other companies in Kentucky state court. She alleged negligence and strict liability for exposing her to asbestos fibers and causing mesothelioma. She died…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · July 7, 2023
Williams v. Schneider Electric USA, Inc. (2023)
The Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for Square D and Union Carbide on the ground that they owed Vickie Williams no duty, vacated the order excluding the plaintiffs' expert's talc opinions, and affirmed the…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · October 15, 2021
Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2021)
…D Company), along with other makers and sellers of asbestos products, including Union Carbide. She alleged she was exposed directly while working at a Square D facility for a few months in 1978, and indirectly through…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · August 9, 2019
Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2019)
…and sued Schneider Electric USA, formerly Square D Company, and other asbestos product makers including Union Carbide. She alleged she was exposed to asbestos brought home on her father's clothing, since he worked for Square…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · July 30, 2019
Clouse v. Associated Drywall Suppliers, Inc. (2019)
Michael Clouse sued Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Circuit Court in July 2018. He alleged that their cosmetic talcum powder contained asbestos and caused his mesothelioma, which was diagnosed in…