547 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 28
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 21, 2013
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2013)
Seven plaintiffs, or their estates, brought asbestos injury suits in New York County. Six had mesothelioma and one, Perez, had lung cancer. Their cases were part of an "In Extremis" trial group, and they asked for a joint trial. Their alleged…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 24, 2024
Legendre v. Louisiana Ins. Guaranty Association (2024)
…s work at Johns-Manville. Before a trial set for May 6, 2024, two motions challenged expert testimony. The defendants (including General Electric, Foster Wheeler, Uniroyal and Taylor-Seidenbach) argued that Legendre's experts, Dr. Kraus…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · May 18, 2016
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…and granted summary judgment to General Electric on all of the Arbogasts' claims against it. A plaintiff must offer evidence from which a jury can reasonably infer that a defendant's product actually contained asbestos before…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · April 18, 2019
Yaw v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
…five days before the amendment deadline, was good cause. General Electric, Westinghouse (CBS) and Foster Wheeler had moved for summary judgment, arguing there was no evidence he was exposed to asbestos from their products and that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 29, 2021
Dempster v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2021)
…court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment and reconsideration, finding disputed fact issues about whether the 1991 release covered future lung cancer and wrongful death claims, so the plaintiffs' claims against General Electric continue…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · February 27, 2014
Citrano v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2014)
…removing defendants, so General Electric kept its federal forum. A defendant can remove under the federal officer removal statute if it has a colorable federal contractor defense and a causal connection to the federal contract. Its…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · December 22, 2015
Feaster v. AW Chesterton Company (2015)
The court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment against plaintiff Samuel Feaster, finding no evidence he was exposed to an asbestos-containing product made or supplied by GE. Under maritime law a plaintiff must…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · December 30, 2016
Shaw v. Andritz Inc. (2016)
…law governs. Maritime Law and Navy Ships; Choice of Law Worksites: Electric Boat shipyard (General Dynamics); General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard, Groton sheet metal worker General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard Groton 1952-1954 and 1957-1967
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 22, 2021
Broussard v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2021)
The court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiffs' claims against it with prejudice, and denied Uniroyal's motion for summary judgment on Huntington Ingalls' third-party claim. Under Louisiana law a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · August 1, 2016 · in the opinion
Lund v. 3M Company (2016)
…district court case, Defendants argued that a Navy ship should not be considered a "product" for purposes of a strict liability claim. (Id. (citing Mack v. General Electric Co., 896 F. Supp. 2d 333, 345 (E…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut · July 28, 2009
Kotecki v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…motion to remand, keeping the case in federal court because Buffalo Pumps and General Electric showed a colorable federal officer (military contractor) defense. A defendant may remove under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 17, 2014
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2014)
Sally Gros Vedros died of mesothelioma. She and, after her death, her children sued many defendants, including Westinghouse (CBS Corporation). Her father was a welder at Avondale from 1943 to 1976, and she said she washed his work clothes for years…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio · May 2, 2003
Lindstrom v. AC Products Liability Trust (2003)
…Wheeler, Aurora Pump, Gulf Engineering, Ingersoll Rand, Walworth, Crosby Valve, General Electric, Warren Pumps, Crane, A.W. Chesterton and Coffin Turbo Pump, and dismissed Lindstrom's claims against them with prejudice. Under maritime product liability law…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 16, 2020
Dempster v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2020)
The court granted Amchem's (joined by Foster Wheeler and General Electric) motion in limine and excluded Plaintiffs' Exhibit No. 1.157, the Welch Paper, and any reference to it at trial. Even assuming the Welch…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · May 18, 2023
Craig v. AW Chesterton Co. (2023)
Gloria Craig has mesothelioma. She sued many companies in Alabama state court, alleging she breathed asbestos that her ex-husband brought home on his clothes from his work as a pipefitter at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding in Mobile in the 1970s…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · July 27, 2015
Citrano v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2015)
…Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard; Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard, U.S.S. Santa Barbara engine rooms, Baltimore electrician second class Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard, U.S.S. Santa Barbara engine rooms Baltimore 1968-1971
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 18, 2015
Meyers v. Chesterton (2015)
Debra Meyers and Ronald Palermo sued in Louisiana state court, alleging their father, Ronald Dummitt, died of malignant mesothelioma. He worked as a Navy boiler technician from 1960 to 1988 on naval vessels, and the plaintiffs allege he was exposed…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · September 30, 2015
Hedden v. CBS Corporation (2015)
The court granted summary judgment to Crown Cork & Seal, CBS, General Electric, Gardner Denver, Link-Belt and Riley Power, and denied it to Crane Co. and John Crane, Inc. on the maritime claims, so the Heddens…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 21, 2024
Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024)
The court granted Avondale's motion and quashed the trial subpoenas that Plaintiffs and Defendants General Electric, Foster Wheeler and Paramount Global had directed to Avondale as a corporate entity. Rule 45 does not allow a…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 25, 2022
Falgout v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2022)
…Marie Falgout. The opinion does not name her disease. Avondale brought a third-party complaint against Foster Wheeler, General Electric (GE) and Amchem, seeking their share of any amounts it might owe the plaintiffs. Mr. Falgout…