61 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 4
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Asbestos lung burden and asbestosis after occupational and environmental exposure in an asbestos cement manufacturing area: a necropsy study
This necropsy (autopsy) study examined lung tissue from the consecutive autopsies done at the General Hospital of Casale Monferrato, Italy, home to a large asbestos cement factory, from July 1985 to July 1988. Of 55 autopsies…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 6, 2022
Zicklin v. Bergdorf Goodman Inc. (2022)
The trial court denied Colgate-Palmolive's motion for summary judgment because conflicting expert opinions on general and specific causation raised fact issues; the plaintiff prevailed on the motion. Conflicting expert opinions on whether the product…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 24, 2020
Schrader v. Ameron International Corporation (2020)
…Schrader prevailed on that point. A trial court abuses its discretion when it denies a jury's specific request to view a duly admitted exhibit based only on a general preference and speculation about prolonged deliberations…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Heterozygous germline BLM mutations increase susceptibility to asbestos and mesothelioma
…Therefore, 7 of 155 apparently unrelated mesothelioma patients carried BLM+/- mutations, significantly higher (P = 6.7E-10) than the expected frequency in a general, unrelated population from the gnomAD database, and 2 of 7 carried…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Malignant mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos in dental practice
…found 0.7 x 10^6 crocidolite fibres per gram of dry lung. The authors described this as lower than expected with longstanding occupational exposure but higher than in the general population. No chrysotile fibres were found…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Fiber size and number in amphibole asbestos-induced mesothelioma
…of crocidolite fibers, 0.2 X 10(6)/g; these values represent an approximately 250-fold increase over those found in the general population. Crocidolite fibers were significantly narrower than amosite fibers (mean width, 0.13…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Mesothelioma in an individual following exposure to crocidolite-containing gaskets as a teenager
…per gram of deparaffinized (wax-removed) wet tissue. Two of the authors' laboratories use 20 or fewer per gram of wet tissue as the general-population level. Electron microscopy at 15,000 times magnification detected only…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
Malignant mesothelioma after environmental exposure to blue asbestos
…or as employees of CSR or ABA, the cohort was 4890 (2187 men, 2703 women). Residents were exposed through general contamination from milling, mill tailings used on roads, yards and playgrounds, and household contact with workers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Efflux of reduced glutathione after exposure of human lung epithelial cells to crocidolite asbestos
…hour in that medium, so the authors suggested it was released from the cells continuously. They found no sign of general membrane damage. Activity of the enzyme gamma glutamylcysteine synthetase fell by 47%, while four other…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
The production of TNF-alpha and IL-1-like activity by bronchoalveolar leucocytes after intratracheal instillation of crocidolite asbestos
…both substances. The authors noted that low-level endotoxin in culture media could have contributed to background release. They concluded that, in general, asbestos exposure increased production of both substances, with short-term variations after instillation.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Gene expression profiles in asbestos-exposed epithelial and mesothelial lung cell lines
…The authors noted that cell experiments cannot precisely reflect conditions in the body, and that many changes probably reflect general responses to toxic substances. The authors concluded that the study identified several targets for further investigation…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 18, 2015 · in the opinion
Vedros v. Grumman (2015)
As a general rule, questions relating to the basis and sources of an expert's opinion rather than its admissibility should be left for the jury's consideration. United States v. 14.38 Acres of Land…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Comparative carcinogenicity study of a thick, straight-type and a thin, tangled-type multi-walled carbon nanotube administered by intra-tracheal instillation in the rat
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes can be divided into two general subtypes: tangled and straight. MWCNT-N (60 nm in diameter) and MWCNT-7 (80-90 nm in diameter) are straight-type MWCNTs, and similarly to asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1996
Asbestos exposure and ovarian fiber burden
Epidemiologic studies suggest increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in female asbestos workers and increased risk of malignancy in general in household contacts of asbestos workers. Ovaries were studied from 13 women with household contact with…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Genotoxic mechanisms of asbestos fibers: role of extranuclear targets
…fibers are carcinogenic to both humans and experimental animals. The continued discoveries of exposure routes whereby the general public is exposed to asbestos suggest a long-term, low-dose exposure for a large number of people…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer risks in relation to occupational history and asbestos lung burden
We have conducted a population-based study of pleural mesothelioma patients with occupational histories and measured asbestos lung burdens in occupationally exposed workers and in the general population. The relationship between lung burden and risk, particularly…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · October 15, 2018 · in the opinion
DeLisle v. Crane Co. (2018)
…in every proceeding. However, this Court's case law makes clear that a proper and thorough application of Frye allows the trial judge to inquire [\1235] beyond bare assertions of general acceptance. Daubert, on the other…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 15, 2019 · in the opinion
Burch v. Certainteed Corporation (2019)
…There, a subcontractor's employee sued a general contractor for injuries caused by the collapse of the general contractor's scaffolding; Cal-OSHA provisions were introduced at trial to establish a duty of care and a…
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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 · California Court of Appeal · October 22, 2014
Izell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2014)
…visited jobsites Home construction jobsites in southern California mid to late 1970's; owner of a home construction business who visited jobsites Home construction jobsites in southern California 1970s; general contractor Construction projects 1960s and 1970s