175 results for “General Electric”, page 2 of 9
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Medical study · Medical research · 1982
Ovarian cancer and talc: a case-control study
Opportunities for genital exposure to talc were assessed in 215 white females with epithelial ovarian cancers and in 215 control women from the general population matched by age, race, and residence. Ninety-two (42.8%) cases…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 6, 2019
Rothlein v. Imerys Talc America (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…of the remaining claims against Imerys, so the plaintiffs kept those claims. General jurisdiction over a corporation exists only where it is incorporated or has its principal place of business. A corporation that buys another's…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 31, 2018
Crozier v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…complaint and cross-claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, and denied jurisdictional discovery. New York courts lacked general jurisdiction over corporations not incorporated or headquartered in New York, and lacked specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 12, 2019
English v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint and all cross-claims against them for lack of personal jurisdiction, ruling against plaintiffs English and Raso. New York courts lacked general jurisdiction over New Jersey-incorporated, New Jersey-headquartered defendants…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 2, 2018
Matter of Crozier v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2018)
…Avon's powder. They moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or on forum non conveniens grounds. The court found no general jurisdiction, since neither company was incorporated or based in New York. It found…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 27, 2018
Brewer v. Avon Prods., Inc. (2018)
…jurisdiction and on forum non conveniens grounds, arguing that everything happened in Minnesota. The court found no general jurisdiction, since neither company was incorporated or based in New York. It did find specific jurisdiction under New…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 18, 2018
Germain v. Johnson & Johnson (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…The court found the defendants had made an initial showing, but the plaintiffs' experts raised fact issues on general and specific causation. It noted that conflicting expert evidence and credibility questions must be resolved by a…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 26, 2013
Bernard v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2013)
…a testing expert's opinion based on a self-modified TEM method for bulk talc samples that drops accepted fiber-count and fiber-identification criteria is inadmissible because it lacks general acceptance in the scientific community…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · March 15, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…only Missouri defendant. Johnson & Johnson then asked the court to dismiss the case for improper venue or transfer it to the Eastern District of Tennessee, relying on the general venue statute and § 1406. The court denied…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 19, 2020
Luca v. American Int'l Indus. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…in an asbestos case by pointing to gaps in the plaintiff's proof, and conflicting expert reports on general and specific causation raise credibility issues that a court cannot resolve on motion papers. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 17, 2020
Peterson v. Vanderbilt Mineral (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…them earlier was inadvertent and the other side shows no prejudice. Conflicting expert reports on general and specific causation raise fact issues that bar summary judgment, and a venue change motion served long after the answer…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 27, 2020
Luca v. Whittaker, Clark and Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…s proof; it must show its product could not have contributed to the illness. Conflicting expert reports on general and specific causation raise fact issues that cannot be resolved on motion papers. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 22, 2019
Olson v. Imerys Talc America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…talcum powder, because the claim has an articulable nexus to that business. General jurisdiction was lacking because the defendants are not incorporated or headquartered in New York. Personal Jurisdiction consumer user of talcum powder 1953-2015
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · February 14, 2019
Douglas v. Imerys Talc America, Inc. (2019)
…sister company is generally not liable for another company's acts absent a pleaded alter ego or agency theory, and general allegations of commonality do not plead alter ego under Delaware law. Product Identification; Successor Liability…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2019
Young v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…win summary judgment by pointing to gaps in plaintiff's proof; conflicting expert affidavits on general and specific causation raise issues of fact for trial, and plaintiffs need only show facts from which liability may reasonably…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 3, 2018
Hooper-Lynch v. Imerys Talc America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…New York, transacts business here with an articulable nexus to the claim, supporting specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a)(1) even though there is no general jurisdiction. Personal Jurisdiction user of cosmetic talc powder 1968-1985
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · July 10, 2018
Stevenson v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (2018)
…in part that the Florida federal court lacked personal jurisdiction over it. The plaintiff conceded there was no general jurisdiction and argued for specific jurisdiction. She relied on the predecessor's Florida business registration and registered…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · June 2, 1993
Jackson v. Anchor Packing Co. (1993)
…had worked at the plant for sixteen to twenty-three years between 1956 and 1979. Most were general tireworkers who did not handle the products. The complaint and the doctors' testimony said the workers had asbestosis…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 20, 2019
Alleyne v. Chanel (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…London. Chanel asked the court for summary judgment, arguing she could not show asbestos exposure from its talc and that her experts could not establish contamination or general causation. Chanel offered only an attorney's affirmation…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi · February 11, 2019
Dickens v. A-1 Auto Parts & Repair Inc. (2019)
…altered it, or knew of the defect. A general allegation of failure to warn does not plead actual or constructive knowledge, so the defense appeared on the face of the complaint. Failure to Warn; Design Defect…