889 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 25 of 45
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 6, 2013 · in the opinion
Peraica v. Crane Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2013)
…relevant federal case law interpreting New York law in "failure to warn" cases, endorsed the proposition that "New York Law presumes users will heed warnings provided with a product ..." (Union Carbide Corp. v Affiliated FM Ins…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · September 29, 2016 · in the opinion
Rhodes v. McIC, Inc. (2016)
…Corp., Civ. No. 15-4516, 2015 WL 9311967 (E.D.La. Dec. 23, 2015); Sroka v. Union Carbide Corp., Civ. No. WDQ-13-3281, 2015 WL 794942 (D.Md. Feb. 24, 2015); Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Idaho · October 1, 2018
Stephens v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2018)
The court denied Union Pacific's motion for judgment on the pleadings because it had waived its preemption defense, but granted Union Pacific summary judgment because the Stephenses lacked evidence of exposure and causation, and denied…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · August 28, 2019
Stephens v. Union Pacific R. Co. (2019)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad and against William and Norma Stephens, because Stephens did not show that exposure attributable to Union Pacific was a substantial factor in causing his mesothelioma. Under…
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Court case · Missouri Court of Appeals · November 17, 1987
Speck v. Union Elec. Co. (1987)
The appeals court reversed the trial court's dismissal of the wrongful death count against employer Union Electric and remanded so the children of Stephen Speck could replead; the claim over the initial illness stayed barred…
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Court case · Missouri Supreme Court · May 19, 1987
Speck v. Union Elec. Co. (1987)
…as final under Rule 81.06 was effective and not an abuse of discretion, overruled Union Electric's motion to dismiss the appeal, and sent the case back to the Court of Appeals to decide the…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · June 13, 2007
Union Bank OF California, NA v. Copeland Lumber Yards, Inc. (2007)
…months after that judgment, Nagl died. His estate's personal representative, Union Bank of California, then brought a wrongful death action for the estate and his three children, seeking $2.7 million. The trial court granted…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 3, 2024
Ditcharo v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2024)
…jurisdiction over the remaining claims, including the FELA claims against Union Pacific. A defendant that raises a colorable federal contractor defense and acted under a federal officer may remove the whole case under § 1442(a)(1…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Cancer incidence among members of the Norwegian trade union of insulation workers
Insulation work has been described as an occupation with high exposure to asbestos. A cohort of members of the Norwegian Trade Union of Insulation Workers (n = 1116), hired between 1930 and 1975, was established. During…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Report and recommendations of the working group on asbestos and cancer; convened under the auspices of the Geographical Pathology Section of the International Union against Cancer
This is not a research study. It is the report of a Working Group convened by the Geographical Pathology Committee of the International Union against Cancer, which met in New York in October 1964 with forty…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · February 22, 2021
Jack v. Dco, LLC (2021)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad and judgment as a matter of law for Ford and DCo, so the Jacks lost on all claims. Under Washington law, a take-home exposure claim…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 31, 2013
Bailen v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2013)
The court denied Union Pacific Railroad Company's motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds, so plaintiffs Eddie Bailen and Rena Ash-Bailen keep their case in New York. A defendant seeking forum non conveniens…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · September 30, 2018
Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2018)
…leaving in place its earlier summary judgment for Union Pacific Railroad on both the take-home and bystander exposure claims. A motion for reconsideration requires manifest error or new facts or authority that could not earlier…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · May 27, 2014
Leonard v. Board OF Supervisors OF Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College (2014)
The court granted Union Pacific Railroad Company's re-urged motion to dismiss, ruling that Union Pacific owed Royce Leonard no legal duty, so the Leonards' claims against it were dismissed. Under Louisiana law, a railroad…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri · August 12, 2024
Guthe v. Johnson & Johnson (2024)
The court granted PTI Union's motion to dismiss the strict liability, negligence and willful-and-wanton counts against it without prejudice, and denied its request for a stay without prejudice; the plaintiffs lost on the…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · July 30, 1999
Blanding v. Director, Owcp (1999)
…Board and reinstated the ALJ's award of death benefits to Frouwke Blanding, holding her claim timely against Oldam Shipping and Commercial Union. An employer or carrier that fails to rebut the 33 U.S.C. …
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 18, 2009
Hymel v. Eagle, Inc. (2009)
…Appeal affirmed the trial court's judgment sustaining the exception of res judicata for J.D. Roberts and Commercial Union Insurance Company, dismissing Ralph Hymel's mesothelioma claims with prejudice based on his 1998 release. A…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · July 17, 2003
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. US Dept. of Labor (2003)
Gertrude Knight's husband William worked at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine, from 1941 to 1986. For much of that time he cut, handled and installed asbestos insulation. He stopped working with asbestos in 1979 and retired in 1986. In…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 19, 2003
Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (2003)
Murphy Ewing worked for Brown & Root from about 1964 to 1974 and for Avondale from about 1971 to 1972, and was exposed to asbestos. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 1996 and died in April 1997. He and his wife sued in 1996. After his…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · November 25, 1997
Gauthe v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (1997)
Earlven Gauthe worked at Avondale Shipyards from 1942 to 1977. In 1995 he was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, and he died in 1996. His wife and children sued for wrongful death. The defendants included Avondale's…