425 results for “General Electric”, page 12 of 22
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 15, 2019
Moldow v. AI Friedman, LP (2019)
…s proof; it must show its product could not have contributed to the disease. Conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise credibility issues that cannot be resolved on motion papers. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 23, 2021
Davis v. CompuDyne (In re Eighth Judicial District Asbestos Litigation, 2021)
…2020. CompuDyne moved for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiffs could not prove general or specific causation. It relied on reports from an industrial hygienist and a pulmonary doctor. The court held those reports were inadmissible hearsay…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 29, 2019
Albin v. Mannington Mills (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…make a prima facie showing that its product did not contribute to the illness, and conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise fact issues for trial. Causation; Expert Testimony Worksites: House on Beach Street…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 19, 2018
Johnson v. Aurora Pump Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…built, and asked for jurisdictional discovery. The court found no general jurisdiction issue and examined specific jurisdiction. It held that the plaintiff offered only an inference that an Aurora sales employee visited the Navy Yard, not…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · November 21, 2016
Mtr OF Diegelman v. City (2016)
…of Buffalo, and remitted the matter for consideration of the remaining issues; the claimants prevailed over the City. A police officer who receives General Municipal Law § 207-c benefits may still sue the employer under § 205…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · April 9, 2020
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2020)
…can support specific causation. Where the trial court effectively apportioned 0% to settling defendants who were left off the verdict sheet, General Obligations Law § 15-108 offsets are computed by the aggregate method. Causation; Product Identification…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 6, 2018
Black v. Imerys Talc America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…and Cyprus Amax Minerals, moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and on forum non conveniens grounds. The court found no general jurisdiction, because both companies are incorporated and based elsewhere. It found specific jurisdiction…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 7, 2018
Holleman v. Cosmetics Specialties (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…between that business and the claim. General jurisdiction was lacking because the defendant was not at home in New York. Personal Jurisdiction Worksites: Childhood home child at home Childhood home mid-1940s; Avon representative 1979-1995…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 20, 2012
Bischofsberger v. AO Smith Water Products (2012)
…time of exposure, disease, discovery status and counsel. It found that the cases shared only general testimony on asbestos science, state of the art and the nature of mesothelioma. They had different exposure periods, different types…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 10, 2019
Serrano v. Superior Boiler Works (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and other boroughs, New York helper to a general contractor apartment buildings in the South Bronx Bronx 1962-1965; Boiler Technician apartment buildings, residential homes and commercial locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · October 3, 1989
Swogger v. Waterman SS Corp. (1989)
…on the high seas, admiralty law rather than state law applies to the related third-party contribution and indemnity claims, so New York General Obligations Law § 15-108 does not bar contribution. Fault, Apportionment and Settlement…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 15, 2018
Isernia v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…proof that its tiles caused his disease. The court denied the motion. On general causation, Amtico's own expert cited an EPA statement that chrysotile is associated with mesothelioma, and the other experts did not dispute…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 4, 2018
Shulman v. Imerys Talc America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…as to Imerys. Imerys is a Delaware corporation based in California, so New York had no general jurisdiction over it. The court nonetheless found specific jurisdiction under New York's long-arm statute. In interrogatory answers…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 20, 2020
English v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2020)
…the New York court to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. The court found it could not exercise general jurisdiction because Shulton was not incorporated or headquartered in New York. It found specific jurisdiction…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 14, 2020
Luca v. The Neslemur Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…of State was valid for a dissolved foreign corporation that had been authorized in New York. It found no general jurisdiction. It found specific jurisdiction because Luca's exposure and injury occurred in New York from…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 28, 2020
Germain v. The Neslemur Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…mistaken use of § 307 did not matter. It found no general jurisdiction but found specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a)(1) and (2), because Neslemur was headquartered and manufactured in New York when the exposure occurred.
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 29, 2019
Mantovi v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…types or to exposure levels in other studies. The court found the plaintiffs had not raised a triable issue on general or specific causation and granted the motion. It dismissed the claims and cross-claims against…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · November 5, 1997 · in the opinion
Ciletti v. Raymark Indus. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 1997)
In general, filing a proof of claim would not appear to constitute settlement under § 15-108. The plaintiff's proffer of a release to the defendant has been called "the defining moment of settlement", In re…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 4, 2016
South v. Texaco (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2016)
…understood his 1997 release covered a future mesothelioma claim, and ordered plaintiff's counsel to disclose the settlement amount. Under the Jones Act and general maritime law, the party relying on a seaman's release bears…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 25, 2018
Grabowski v. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…lost as to that defendant. After Daimler, a corporation is subject to general jurisdiction only where it is incorporated or has its principal place of business absent exceptional circumstances, and a subsidiary's registration to do…