767 results for “General Electric”, page 22 of 39
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 17, 1999
Burgess v. Abex Corp. (1999)
…and judgment for plaintiffs (the Burgess estate and Francis Burgess) against Abex Corporation and Pittsburgh Corning Corporation on a civil conspiracy theory. A defendant who understands the general objectives of a conspiracy to conceal asbestos hazards…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · December 13, 2021
Wright v. 3M Company (2021)
…settlement reasonableness hearing because the settling parties never provided the full settlement agreements. An owner does not retain control over an independent contractor's work merely by requiring compliance with safety laws and general safety rules…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · November 28, 1988 · in the opinion
Menne v. Celotex Corp. (1988)
…113 (3d Cir.1985) (evidence of general use of Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos at job site was sufficient to allow jury to find Pittsburgh Corning to be a factor in causing the plaintiff's injury). \[13…
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Court case · North Carolina Court of Appeals · March 7, 2006 · in the opinion
Williams v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2006)
…range of facts that may be inquired into \[on cross-examination\] is virtually unlimited except by the general requirement of relevancy and the trial judge's discretionary power to keep the examination within reasonable bounds." State…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · November 16, 2011 · in the opinion
Gordon v. Dana Companies (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2011)
Jun. 9, 2011) (TRANSCRIPT). \[27\] See, e.g., Chavers v. General Motors Corp., 79 S.W.3d 361, 368 (Ark. 2002). \[28\] In re: Asbestos Litig. (Bowser), C.A. No. N10C-05-104 ASB (Jun. 3…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 27, 2014 · in the opinion
In re Placid Oil Co. (2014)
…3d 242 (4th Cir.2007), explained that an employee of the debtor was fully aware of a fatal and widely publicized accident in a construction zone for which the debtor served as the general contractor. Accordingly…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · October 7, 2011 · in the opinion
Rehm v. Ford Motor Company (2011)
…Daubert rubric." Id. Dr. Morgan reviewed two articles detailing studies which had concluded that elevator mechanics carry a greater risk of developing asbestos-related diseases than the general population. He further recounted that it was established…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 26, 2010 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Bostic (2010)
Maddox's opinion is insufficient as to specific causation. Id. at 839. Here, appellees endeavor to rely on material practice simulation studies performed by their general causation expert, William Longo, Ph.D., a material scientist. Dr…
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Court case · Colorado Court of Appeals · September 12, 1991 · in the opinion
Fenton v. Fibreboard Corp. (1991)
…witnesses' services shown. In addition to the fees for expert testimony, plaintiff's bills of costs included deposition costs and "general expenses." It is unclear whether the court found these costs reasonable or which, if any…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · June 23, 1997 · in the opinion
Metro-North Commuter R. Co. v. Buckley (1997)
…harms suffered by a sympathetic individual plaintiff, so they must consider the general impact, on workers as well as employers, of the general liability rules they would thereby create. Here the relevant question concerns not simply…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · January 30, 1984 · in the opinion
Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, A Div. of Litton (1984)
…injury to ship construction worker on board ship being constructed in navigable waters is maritime tort; but since ship construction contract "was non-maritime" and "neither \[plaintiff's\] general employment, nor his activities at the time…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · February 3, 2011 · in the opinion
Welsh v. Ford Motor Co. (2011)
…its first assignment of error, Ford contends that plaintiff failed to meet the initial threshold of establishing that Welsh was exposed to asbestos and had a greater risk of exposure than the general public. {¶ 27} Ford…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 21, 2012 · in the opinion
Campbell v. Ford Motor Company (2012)
…or owed only a limited duty, is to be made on a more general basis suitable to the formulation of a legal rule, in most cases preserving for the jury the fact-specific question of whether…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 4, 2006 · in the opinion
Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2006)
Therefore, unlike the Texas Legislature, the New Jersey Legislature has the general power to enact retroactive civil statutes that do not impair contractual obligations or remedies. See Nobrega, 772 A.2d at 378-82; Phillips, 608…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 22, 2016 · in the opinion
Boudreaux v. Bollinger Shipyard (2016)
…It is well-established that the trial court is afforded wide discretion in determining [\771] whether expert testimony should be admitted and who should or should not be qualified as an expert. See General Elec. Co…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 13, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…Becnel's general asbestos exposure at Hooker creates an issue of fact as to AIC's liability as the alleged Eagle insurer. Whether Exposure to the Eagle Product was a Substantial Factor in Bringing About Mr…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · January 28, 2004
Psi Energy, Inc. v. Roberts (2004)
…and the landowner should have anticipated the harm, including where it saw workers going unprotected. A general verdict stands if the evidence supports any one theory of liability. Premises Owner Liability; Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · September 1, 2023
Cook v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (2023)
…maritime law applies, with state law only supplementing where maritime law is silent. General maritime law does not bar loss of consortium, punitive or survival damages against a manufacturer in such a case. Product Identification; The…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · December 3, 2009
Hogston v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. (2009)
…may be shown by circumstantial evidence, but the evidence must make it probable rather than merely possible. A general distribution area and franchise, without evidence of deliveries to the plant, does not suffice when another distributor…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · March 7, 2024
Marsh v. Chas Kurz & Company (2024)
…defendant's vessels, and general evidence that asbestos was widely used on ships does not suffice. Expert opinions resting only on that general use and on the plaintiff's assumption may be excluded, and without them…