547 results for “General Electric”, page 17 of 28
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 30, 1984 · in the opinion
Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, A Div. of Litton (1984)
…injury to ship construction worker on board ship being constructed in navigable waters is maritime tort; but since ship construction contract "was non-maritime" and "neither \[plaintiff's\] general employment, nor his activities at the time…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · December 12, 2024 · in the opinion
Dunlavey v. 3M Company (2024)
…2024. United States District Court, C.D. California. CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, District Judge. Proceedings (In Chambers): ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE COURT \[49\] Before the Court is a Motion to…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · February 20, 1990 · in the opinion
Grispo v. Eagle-Picher Indus. (In re Joint E. & S. Dist. New York Asbestos Lit., 1990)
682, § 4, which was enacted after Casabianca and which extended the limitations period for persons injured by asbestos, and found a general legislative disposition favoring compensation of victims of asbestos exposure. This aim, the court reasoned…
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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 · Pennsylvania Superior Court · December 9, 1992
Taliferro v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1992)
…Fear of Cancer and Medical Monitoring; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia Navy Yard); Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia laborer doing general cleanup and debris removal on ships Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia 1967-1981
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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…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · November 16, 2009
Csr, Limited v. Taylor (2009)
…to residents. Foreseeability that its products will arrive and cause injury, a customer's choice of port, and general trade advertising do not satisfy this. Personal Jurisdiction; Venue, Removal and Transfer Worksites: Port of Baltimore; Port…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · May 7, 2024
Perkins v. United States (2024)
…Navy asbestos directives were mandatory and followed preclude dismissal. Under Washington law, duty turns on foreseeability of a general field of danger, and disputed expert evidence on substantial-factor causation precludes summary judgment. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 9, 2008
Barnes v. AO Smith Water Products Co. (2008)
…the Montross, Perdicaro, Enea and Iqbal cases separate, over the defendants' general opposition. Under CPLR 602(a), actions with common questions of law or fact may be tried jointly. The Malcolm factors guide the choice, and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Mortality among shipyard workers in Genoa, Italy
…there exist different levels of exposure to noxious substances. Two control groups were selected: the general male population of Genoa and all male employees (462) of San Martino Hospital, Genoa for the same period of time…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Mortality among shipyard Coast Guard workers: a retrospective cohort study
…In addition, 20 job groups were created on likely similar exposures. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated based on the general population of the state and adjusted for age, calendar period, sex and race. The follow…
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Court case · Illinois Supreme Court · February 6, 1986 · in the opinion
Costello v. Unarco Industries, Inc. (1986)
…242.) Applying a rule of reasonableness it was concluded that the intent of the General Assembly was that the time within which the cause of action may be discovered cannot remain open-ended and that it…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 16, 2024 · in the opinion
Ehlers v. Ports America Gulfport, Inc. (2024)
…Donald T. DeCarlo ("Mr. DeCarlo"), former Vice President and General Counsel for the NCCI from 1972 to 1986. Mr. DeCarlo stated that the NCCI was licensed in the State of Louisiana from 1956 to 1974, and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · December 9, 2014 · in the opinion
Nelson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2014)
…Dkt. \# 146) at 12 ("The medical literature has established malignant mesothelioma. . . as, in general, a dose response disease, that is, each exposure to asbestos-containing dust has been shown to contribute to cause diffuse malignant mesothelioma. …
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 6, 2020 · in the opinion
Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (2020)
…inherent in the job. R. Doc. 449-2 at 19. In general, a premises owner has a duty to protect persons on the premises from the unreasonable risk of harm. Mundy v. Dep't of Health…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia · July 31, 1986 · in the opinion
Saunders v. HK Porter Co., Inc. (1986)
…concerns over admiralty law's preemption of "state regulation of matters traditionally within the ambit of local control," 764 F.2d at 227. Tort law in general, including the statutes of limitation applicable in tort cases…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 22, 1986 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1986)
…they have already been punished enough. They stated to the trial judge that punitive damages serve to motivate "private attorneys general" to bring suit, but argued that persons injured by asbestos have motivation enough to sue…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 4, 2010 · in the opinion
Marcel v. Delta Shipbuilding Co. (2010)
…22:1269. Conversely, Continental contends that dissolution is not a purely personal defense, but rather a "general" defense akin to peremption, which can be asserted by Continental to defeat the plaintiffs' right of action. See, e…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 1, 2022 · in the opinion
Carroll v. Akebono Brake Corporation (2022)
…and that it should be construed, not as a grant of power to make broad and general rules, but as a limitation upon the courts requiring that the customary rules having to do with the minutiæ…