45 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 3
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · March 29, 2016 · in the opinion
Dugas v. 3M Company (2016)
…basic training, Mr. Dugas was assigned to be an aviation structural mechanic or metal-smith ("AMS"). Id. His job duties were general aircraft maintenance, which included documenting and repairing defects. Id. at 20-21. The Navy…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · September 25, 2018 · in the opinion
Doolin v. Ford Motor Company (2018)
…401 F.3d at 1242. The four criteria are as follows: (1) has the toxic substance in question been demonstrated to cause the type of illness or disease in question (general causation), (2) was the individual…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · December 31, 1985 · in the opinion
Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Cox (1985)
…at 120. The rule against splitting was designed to function in precisely the opposite manner and to rigidly apply it here would do "violence to the essence and purpose of the general rule." Martinez-Ferrer v…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida · August 6, 2009 · in the opinion
In re Evans Products Company (2009)
…2006), stated, "In general, cases involve the same causes of action for purposes of res judicata if the present case \arises out of the same nucleus of operative fact, or is based upon the same factual…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · October 29, 2015 · in the opinion
Aubin v. Union Carbide Corporation (2015)
…jury instructions pertaining to the duty to warn. Aubin requested the trial court to include a general instruction that Union Carbide had the duty to warn the end user, while Union Carbide asserted that it was…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 5, 1985 · in the opinion
Meehan v. Celotex Corp. (1985)
…of the negligent act. Indeed, as Gaboury itself says: "In determining the proper forum in which to bring suit under the general statute fixing venue where the cause of action \arose', or \accrued', the \injury occurred…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida · December 22, 1997 · in the opinion
Matter of Celotex Corp. (1997)
…As explained above, the Defendants issued excess comprehensive general liability insurance to the Debtor for policy periods subsequent to 1977 which contained one of two asbestosis exclusions. The introduction of the exclusions into the excess policies…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · September 6, 2017 · in the opinion
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation v. Britt (2017)
…reliable methodology and peer-reviewed, published studies, and the general acceptance by the scientific community of the relationship between the inhalation of asbestos fibers and mesothelioma, distinguish the present case from the rejection, based on Daubert…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · September 3, 2024 · in the opinion
Edmonds v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2024)
…Zhang's two key challenged statements. The Court agrees with Defendants on one general point. The "cumulative exposure theory," to the extent it holds that even a de minimis exposure to asbestos can be a substantial…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · July 25, 2018 · in the opinion
Southern Wall Products v. Bolin (2018)
…fairness divorced from traditional practice cannot transform a judgment rendered in the absence of authority into law. As a general rule, the sovereign's exercise of power requires some act by which the defendant "purposefully avails…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida · November 15, 1994 · in the opinion
Matter of Celotex Corp. (1994)
…107] II. APPLICABLE LAW ON A CONTRACT TERMS USAGE Notwithstanding the general judicial community's consideration of the term "asbestosis," the issue is whether "asbestosis" is an ambiguous term as a matter of law. Applicable law…
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State law · Florida
Florida Mesothelioma Lawyer: Asbestos Claims, Deadlines & Compensation
…That protection does not extend to product manufacturers. It can extend to a general contractor whose subcontractor employed the worker. A suit against an employer is possible only in narrow cases of deliberate or concealed danger…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · April 27, 2022 · in the opinion
Israel v. John Crane, Inc. (2022)
…932 F.2d 413, 415 (5th Cir. 1991) (holding that a cause of action under general maritime law "accrues when a plaintiff has had a reasonable opportunity to discover his injury, its cause, and the link…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · May 9, 2016 · in the opinion
Batchelor v. American Optical Corp. (2016)
…2d 1315, 1329 (N.D.Ala. 2010). Marley and Carroll involved plaintiffs who asserted general disclaimers with respect to all federal claims while, at the same time, pursuing asbestos claims based on plaintiffs' naval service. Marley…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 26, 2020 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Font (2020)
…chair' defense, the defendant need only answer the complaint with a general denial and argue to the jury that the injury was due to the negligence of a non-party to the suit." Vila v. Philip…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 15, 1994 · in the opinion
Davies v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1994)
…knowledge with him as a member of the board of directors of OI. The adverse exception of the general rule is not applicable in this case. Ames was not acting solely for his own personal benefit…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · August 12, 1987 · in the opinion
Wood v. Harry Harmon Insulation (1987)
…usual occupations; (4) if the disease is an ordinary disease of life, the incidence of such a disease must be substantially higher in the particular occupation than in the general public. Hamilton v. Stamas Yachts, 496…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · April 30, 2014 · in the opinion
Peruyero v. Airbus Sas (2014)
…that Fla. Stat. § 48.193, which confers general jurisdiction, is the applicable long-arm statute because BAE engaged in "substantial and not isolated" activity in Florida. Pl.'s Resp. to Def.'s Mot. Dismiss at 6…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 1, 2014 · in the opinion
Rothchild v. Crane Co. (2014)
…467 U.S. 69, 73 (1984). As a general rule, the Court must "limit\[\] its consideration to the pleadings and exhibits attached thereto" when deciding a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Grossman v. Nationsbank…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · August 22, 2012 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Aubin (2012)
…is required to warn end-users directly: There is no general rule as to whether one supplying a product for the use of others through an intermediary has a duty to warn the ultimate product user…