547 results for “General Electric”, page 15 of 28
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 20, 2017
Zuniga v. Masse Contracting, Inc. (2017)
…Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation Worksites: Bollinger Shipyards (World War II era Navy destroyer) general laborer Bollinger Shipyards (World War II era Navy destroyer); general laborer Bollinger Shipyards (World War II era Navy destroyer)
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 29, 2022
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…Forman's testimony on insulation and general Navy requirements but allowing his testimony on shipyard asbestos-safety requirements relevant to the sophisticated-purchaser defense. An expert's testimony is admissible if relevant to a pending issue…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · December 4, 2014
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Co. (2014)
…sent the case back to the Louisiana state court, so the removing defendants (APL and Hess) lost. Jones Act claims cannot be removed under the general removal statute, and a defendant seeking federal officer removal must…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · July 19, 2019
Thomas-Fish v. Avborne Accessory Group, Inc. (2019)
…facts supporting successor liability or punitive damages. A plaintiff asserting successor liability must plead facts plausibly falling within an exception to the general rule that an asset purchaser is not liable for the seller's debts…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · February 1, 2024
Ciolino v. Keystone Shipping Co. (2024)
…merchant seaman, sued Keystone Shipping Co. and Keystone Management Services, Inc. under the Jones Act and general maritime law. He claimed negligence, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure for injuries from asbestos exposure on Keystone vessels. He…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · January 10, 1985
White v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1985)
…barred. The court answered yes. Washington's statutes do not say when a claim accrues, so the general discovery rule applies. A survivor takes the decedent's rights, including the benefit of the discovery rule. Whether…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 31, 2020
Marsh v. Huntington Ingalls, Incorporated (2020)
…and ports who alleges the defendant supplied asbestos products to those sites has shown prima facie personal jurisdiction and stated a plausible products liability claim under general maritime law (Restatement (Second) of Torts 402A). Design Defect…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 19, 2024
Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024)
…its insurers from asserting the government contractor defense (Boyle/Yearsley). The plaintiffs did not seek judgment on the strict liability or general negligence claims. Failure to Warn; Government Contractor Defense and Removal Worksites: Avondale Shipyards (main…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 14, 2001
Hoffman v. AC&S, Inc. (2001)
…site at some unspecified time during the 1960s is insufficient. An expert's general opinion that workers were exposed to asbestos products does not supply the missing link to a particular defendant. Product Identification; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · December 12, 2023
Gallo v. Carnival Corporation (2023)
…on the ships. His widow and daughter sued Carnival and several manufacturers in Texas state court under the Jones Act, general maritime law and Texas law. Carnival removed the case to federal court, arguing that arbitration…
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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)
…a pathologist's tissue analysis, an occupational physician's exposure opinions, a scientist's general testimony on how asbestos causes disease, a historian's account of what was known about asbestos hazards, and studies and videos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 24, 2023
Marsh v. Continental Insurance Company (2023)
…The claims arose under state law, the Jones Act and general maritime law. Continental moved for summary judgment asking for a dollar-for-dollar credit for any money the plaintiff received or would receive from asbestos…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
In re Global Sante FE Corporation (2008)
…Act does not preempt Chapter 90's expert-report requirements or its MDL pretrial consolidation, which are procedural and general in nature, but it does preempt the minimal-impairment requirement for silicosis claims and any higher…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 22, 2019
Shea v. Aurora Pump Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…and New York keeps jurisdiction over injuries sustained there. That supplied the nexus for specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a)(1) even though general jurisdiction was lacking. Personal Jurisdiction Worksites: Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Merchant Marine vessels…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 8, 1987
Swogger v. Waterman SS Corp. (1987)
…contribution and indemnity are not barred by New York's General Obligations Law. Maritime Law and Navy Ships Worksites: engine rooms of some 13 vessels marine engineer engine rooms of some 13 vessels more than 35…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York · November 28, 1994
Penny v. United Fruit Co. (1994)
…citizen, developed mesothelioma and died in 1986 at age 44. She alleged asbestos exposure aboard the ships and sued under the Jones Act, general maritime law and New York law. The shipowners Cunard Steam, Elders, Royal…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · November 6, 2014
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Company (2014)
…under the Jones Act and general maritime law and alleged failure to warn and failure to provide a safe workplace. Two defendants removed the case to federal court, one under the general removal statute and one…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 30, 2002
Hennegan v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. (2002)
…Garlock 80 percent at fault and the settling employer 20 percent, and awarded $2,500,000 in general damages plus $596,769.62 in special damages. On appeal Garlock argued that the court shifted the burden…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · February 13, 2019
Johansen v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
…law, a plaintiff must show exposure to each defendant's product and that the product was a substantial factor in causing the injury. A general recollection of a manufacturer's name, with no detail on where…
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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…