11 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Idaho · October 1, 2018
Stephens v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2018)
The court denied Union Pacific's motion for judgment on the pleadings because it had waived its preemption defense, but granted Union Pacific summary judgment because the Stephenses lacked evidence of exposure and causation, and denied…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · August 28, 2019
Stephens v. Union Pacific R. Co. (2019)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad and against William and Norma Stephens, because Stephens did not show that exposure attributable to Union Pacific was a substantial factor in causing his mesothelioma. Under…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska · October 22, 2020
Butler v. Union Pacific R. Co. (2020)
The district court denied Union Pacific's motion for summary judgment, holding that Butler's 2011 asbestosis release did not bar his FELA claim for colorectal cancer, so Butler prevailed on the motion. Under FELA § 5…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 3, 2024
Ditcharo v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2024)
…jurisdiction over the remaining claims, including the FELA claims against Union Pacific. A defendant that raises a colorable federal contractor defense and acted under a federal officer may remove the whole case under § 1442(a)(1…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · February 22, 2021
Jack v. Dco, LLC (2021)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad and judgment as a matter of law for Ford and DCo, so the Jacks lost on all claims. Under Washington law, a take-home exposure claim…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 31, 2013
Bailen v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2013)
The court denied Union Pacific Railroad Company's motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds, so plaintiffs Eddie Bailen and Rena Ash-Bailen keep their case in New York. A defendant seeking forum non conveniens…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · September 30, 2018
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2018)
…leaving in place its earlier summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad on both the take-home and bystander exposure claims. A motion for reconsideration requires manifest error or new facts or authority that could not earlier…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · May 27, 2014
Leonard v. Board OF Supervisors OF Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College (2014)
The court granted Union Pacific Railroad Company's re-urged motion to dismiss, ruling that Union Pacific owed Royce Leonard no legal duty, so the Leonards' claims against it were dismissed. Under Louisiana law, a railroad…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · September 17, 2018 · in the opinion
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2018)
…studies linking secondary asbestos exposure with the onset of asbestos disease. (See Castleman Dep. at 19:19-21.) Additionally, Union Pacific urges the court to follow Hoyt v. Lockheed Shipbuilding Co., C12-1648TSZ, 2013 WL 3270371…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · August 10, 2018
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC (2018)
Patrick Jack developed pleural mesothelioma and died. His family sued several companies, including Ford, Borg-Warner, Honeywell, Ingersoll Rand and Dana's successor DCo. They alleged he was exposed to asbestos in the Navy, at the Puget Sound Naval…