364 results for “General Electric”, page 10 of 19
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 29, 2015
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015)
…of asbestos knowledge, the Walsh-Healey Act, specific risk percentages, life expectancy, and general symptoms and quality of life, plus an unlisted 1956 article. It also struck his rebuttal report to Dr. Stockman. It kept the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · December 12, 2022
Boutte v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2022)
…adopted allegations identified the workplaces, that missing job and date details could be learned in discovery, and that McDermott could simply deny the general paragraphs that did not apply to it. The pleading was not unintelligible.
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 7, 2022 · in the opinion
Adams v. Eagle, Inc. (2022)
"General causation is whether a substance is capable of causing a particular injury or condition in the general population, while specific causation is whether a substance caused a particular individual's injury."\[61\] Because of the…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · July 31, 2002 · in the opinion
Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (2002)
…Ed.2d 379 (1994). Only if the appellate court finds an abuse of that discretion may it examine prior awards of general damages to determine the amount the trier of fact reasonable could award. Theriot v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 18, 2015 · in the opinion
Vedros v. Grumman (2015)
As a general rule, questions relating to the basis and sources of an expert's opinion rather than its admissibility should be left for the jury's consideration. United States v. 14.38 Acres of Land…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · August 9, 2021 · in the opinion
Hsieh v. Apache Deepwater, LLC (2021)
2008) (citation omitted) ("When faced with general objections, the applicability of which to specific document requests is not explained further, this Court will not raise objections for the responding party, but instead will overrule the responding…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
Accordingly, we hold that Zachry breached its general duty, under the facts and circumstances of this case, to Mrs. Chaisson by putting her in foreseeable risk [\190] of contracting an asbestos related disease from household exposure…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 22, 2023 · in the opinion
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
However, Avondale argues that Plaintiff's self-serving testimony and this general policy cannot be enough to subject it to liability for negligence (Rec. Doc. 568, at 3). Avondale states that this evidence "does not translate…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 15, 2023
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2023)
…interest running from the original 2016 petition, rejecting Union Carbide's challenges. An appellate court may disturb a general damages award only after finding the jury abused its vast discretion, and prior awards are compared only…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · January 29, 2020
Joseph v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2020)
…action (a win for Huntington Ingalls and Lamorak against the Joseph children), and remanded for further proceedings. A compromise worded in general terms, releasing present and future occupational lung disease and all other personal injury claims…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 25, 2023
Fiffie v. Taylor-Seidenbach (2023)
…Geismar. When all federal claims have been dismissed before trial, the general rule is that a district court declines supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims. Here the statutory and common-law factors favored remand…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · May 19, 2020
McAllister v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2020)
…McAllister plaintiffs' damages claims, but limited recovery of loss of income and household services to the surviving spouse as executrix of the estate. Under general maritime law and the Jones Act, a decedent's pre-death…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 1, 2022 · in the opinion
Labarre v. Bienville Auto Parts Inc. (2022)
…1980s and 1990s) raising the question of Bienville's general knowledge about the dangers of asbestos-containing products.\[63\] Because there is at least some evidence that Bienville knew or should have known that the products…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 22, 2016 · in the opinion
Boudreaux v. Bollinger Shipyard (2016)
…It is well-established that the trial court is afforded wide discretion in determining [\771] whether expert testimony should be admitted and who should or should not be qualified as an expert. See General Elec. Co…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 13, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…Becnel's general asbestos exposure at Hooker creates an issue of fact as to AIC's liability as the alleged Eagle insurer. Whether Exposure to the Eagle Product was a Substantial Factor in Bringing About Mr…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 4, 2011
Robertson v. Doug Ashy Building Materials, Inc. (2011)
…at issue, and circumstantial evidence that a manufacturer bought the supplier's asbestos can create a fact question on exposure. A raw-asbestos supplier also owes the general duty of reasonable care. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 29, 2023
Barker v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2023)
…Koehring, an executive officer is personally liable only if the employer delegated a personal duty of care to him and he breached it; general administrative responsibility is not enough. Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 5, 2023
Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (2023)
…when no timely objection was made. The reviewing court will not disturb a jury's causation finding or a general damage award unless the record shows manifest error or an abuse of discretion. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 3, 2024
Stauder v. Shell Oil Company (2024)
…Boland Marine, appellate courts must consider prior general damage awards as guidance when deciding whether a jury's award is an abuse of discretion, but those awards are only a starting point and do not cap…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · March 7, 2024
Marsh v. Chas Kurz & Company (2024)
…defendant's vessels, and general evidence that asbestos was widely used on ships does not suffice. Expert opinions resting only on that general use and on the plaintiff's assumption may be excluded, and without them…