51 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 3
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · August 28, 2024 · in the opinion
Day v. 3M Company Inc. (2024)
…Court with two motions to decide. The remaining defendants are: (1) Ford Motor Company (hereinafter Ford), see Ford's Summ. J. Mem. and (2) Graybar Electric Company, Inc. (hereinafter Graybar), see Graybar's Summ. J. Mem…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · January 18, 2017 · in the opinion
Murray v. 3M Company (2017)
…Sugarman, Esq., [email protected] \Pneumo Abex LLC. \Armstrong International, Inc. \General Insulation Company, Matthew C. Oleyer, Esq., [email protected] \Pecora Corporation \Georgia Pacific LLC f/k/a Georgia-Pacific Corporation \Cyprus Amax Minerals Company…
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Exposure sites · Rhode Island
Rhode Island Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage
…high-temperature hot-water system, and its Bio-Medical Building, as well as the campus in general. Workers exposed. Boilermakers, steamfitters, insulators, electricians, the construction trades who built and renovated campus buildings, and the university's…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · December 3, 2012 · in the opinion
Cera v. AW Chesterton Company (2012)
…the Court, the Rhode Island General Assembly (the "Legislature") "established \[the WCA\] to provide expeditious relief to injured workers under a no-fault system of benefits replacing a cumbersome and often lengthy tort system." Kulawas, 994…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · February 6, 2008 · in the opinion
Plympton v. American Standard (inc.) (2008)
…L. 1956 §8-2-14.\[2\] I Facts and Travel The Plaintiff and decedent, Wayne Plympton, worked as a general contractor during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Plympton Deposition dated May 20, 2005, at 53…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · May 22, 2013 · in the opinion
Sweredoski v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2013)
…Rule 15(a)\] is exemplified' by the words \and leave shall be freely given when justice so requires.'" Harodite Industries, Inc. v. Warren Electric Corp., 24 A.3d 514, 530 (R.I. 2011) (quoting Medeiros v…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · December 4, 2012 · in the opinion
Melford v. Abex Corporation (2012)
…as the doctrine; namely "wasted resources because of piecemeal litigation, the possibility of conflicting judgments, and a general concern that the courts may unduly interfere with each other's affairs." TPM Holdings, Inc. v. Intra-Gold…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · February 1, 2011
Cone v. Agco Corp. (2011)
…trial. It argued first that it could not be liable for engines made before 1988, when it bought assets from a General Motors division. It argued second that it made no asbestos products after 1988. The…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island · March 16, 2017
Stevens v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2017)
…asbestos materials. Genuine factual disputes also barred summary judgment on the sophisticated user and government contractor defenses, and general maritime law does not bar loss of consortium damages. Failure to Warn; The Bare-Metal Defense; Sophisticated…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · September 30, 2013
Cary v. American Optical Corporation (2013)
…Watts moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Cary conceded there was no general jurisdiction but argued for specific jurisdiction and asked for more discovery. The court found it unclear whether Watts had purposely directed…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · August 20, 2024 · in the opinion
Freitas v. AO Smith Water Products Corporation (2024)
…document. See Third Am. Complaint (hereinafter, Compl.). \[3\] General personal jurisdiction need not be addressed in this decision, as PBV is not incorporated in Rhode Island, nor is its principal place of business in Rhode Island…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · November 5, 2007 · in the opinion
LaPOINTE v. 3M Company (2007)
…Heatbath's products contained asbestos. Furthermore, although they agree that in general, a manufacturer does not have a duty to warn of reasonably foreseeable dangers posed by another manufacturer's products, they assert that the duty…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · May 10, 2017 · in the opinion
Lepore v. AO Smith Corp. (2017)
…I. 2004)). Rhode Island Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b) (1) states that, in general, the scope of discovery should be limited to matters "relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action\[.\]" Super. R…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 25, 2008 · in the opinion
Lapointe v. 3M Company (2008)
…1126 (R.I. 2001) (citations omitted); Volino v. General Dynamics, 539 A.2d 531, 532-533 (R.I 1988). It is well-settled that a genuine issue of material fact is one about which reasonable minds…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · April 7, 2011 · in the opinion
Carlson v. 84 Lumber Company (2011)
…fourth specific torts factor is not useful to this Court's choice of law analysis. 2 Application of General Interest-Weighing Factors The choice of law analysis may not always turn on the quantity of contacts…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island · September 7, 1983 · in the opinion
Westfall v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (1983)
…45 S.Ct. at 613. This Court finds it unnecessary to reach the constitutionality of the 1982 amendment, either in general, or as applied to the facts of this particular case, in that the Plaintiff's…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · February 22, 2013 · in the opinion
Santos v. AC McLOON Oil Co. (2013)
…. the gestalt factors should not be employed." Cerberus Partners, L.P, 836 A.2d at 1122. C Discussion The parties agree that this Court lacks general personal jurisdiction over Defendants. Plaintiff argues, however, that this Court…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 5, 2015 · in the opinion
Jones v. 84 Lumber Company (2015)
…which was to standardize and simplify the proof of laws of foreign states." Id. In 1940, the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted a revised form of the Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act, P.L. 1940…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · October 24, 2014 · in the opinion
Podedworny v. American Insulated Wire Corp. (2014)
…Hercules Policy was exhausted. The "plan of reorganization is a binding contract between the debtor and the creditors and is subject to the general rules of contract construction and interpretation." In re New Seabury Co. Ltd…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · July 29, 2008 · in the opinion
Clayton v. American Biltrate (2008)
…1263 (D.R.I. 1993). As a general note, to the extent Defendants in asbestos litigation choose to file motions for summary judgment before they have responded to plaintiffs' reasonable discovery requests—including, but not limited…