86 results for “General Electric”, page 3 of 5
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas · October 30, 2000 · in the opinion
In re National Gypsum Co. (2000)
…any one member, including National Gypsum. That factors into the average settlements. As a general observation, if the court focused on exposure to National Gypsum asbestos-containing products, the group settlement averages would likely rise. Thus…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · June 18, 1990 · in the opinion
Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1990)
…under the circumstances of this action, Texas courts would carve out an exception to the general rule and allow punitive damages without proof of actual damages. The peculiar facts of this case create the rare circumstance…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas · July 25, 2015 · in the opinion
Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Company (2015)
…the Court will focus on the analyst reports addressing the December 7 announcement and Halliburton's argument that general uncertainty in the asbestos environment caused Halliburton's statistically significant price decline. Allen argues that none of…
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State law · Texas
Texas Mesothelioma Lawyer: Asbestos Claims, Deadlines & Compensation
…in asbestos cases. What evidence do we need? A diagnosis, a general work history, and the names of any facilities or industries the worker spent time in. You do not need product names or old employment…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · January 14, 1980 · in the opinion
Mooney v. Fibreboard Corp. (1980)
…discretion to determine when it should be applied. The general rule should be that in cases where a plaintiff could easily have joined in the earlier action or where, either for the reasons discussed above or…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 28, 2018 · in the opinion
Jefferson County v. Farris (2018)
…the Local Government Code appears in Chapter 89, entitled "General Provisions Relating to County Administration," and it provides for "Presentation of Claim": (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not file suit on…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · November 30, 2000 · in the opinion
Pustejovsky v. Rapid-American Corp. (2000)
…American argues that Pustejovsky's lack of knowledge of the scope of his damages from his exposure to asbestos does not affect the accrual of his cause of action. Following these general rules, Rapid American contends…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · March 2, 2021 · in the opinion
Neely EX rel. Estate OF Goehring v. Union Carbide Corporation (2021)
…manufactured, or marketed by Union Carbide were a substantial factor in causing Janet's mesothelioma. Union Carbide does not raise a general causation challenge. As the parties acknowledge, the proper framework for analysis of specific causation…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas · March 31, 2025 · in the opinion
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. (2025)
…such determinations should be driven by the contract language—language that obviously may vary from policy to policy." Id. at 30. That caveat accords with the general rule that "\[i\]nsurance policies are written contracts, and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · November 12, 1990 · in the opinion
Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1990)
…to concurrently produce a single injury, the plaintiff may recover from the defendant for the entire injury. Shipp v. General Motors Corporation, 750 F.2d 418, 425-26 (5th Cir.1985). The plaintiff need only show…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · September 23, 2004 · in the opinion
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2004)
…they are entitled to discovery of all of Sears' asbestos-related products because the issue is Sears' knowledge of the danger of asbestos in general to show "what Sears knew and when it knew it." However…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · September 8, 1993 · in the opinion
Keene Corp. v. Rogers (1993)
…Keene does not dispute that Alabama law should control the case in general but it contends that since the appellees did not prove and the trial court did not judicially notice any Alabama law on this…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · June 30, 2011 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Synatzske (2011)
…effect, it cannot be granted thereafter. A like general rule is that if a right to recover depends entirely upon a statute, its repeal deprives the court of jurisdiction over the subject matter. 135 Tex. 95…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 26, 2007 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Stephens (2007)
…a union composed of plasterers, cement masons, and shophands. The study described plasterers' job duties as follows: Plasterers, in general, are responsible for all interior and exterior plastering of drywall, cement, stucco, and stone imitation as…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · March 13, 1981 · in the opinion
Hardy v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981)
…to be persuaded that the choice of law made in Flatt is correct. That is, under any standard, federal law applies. Aerojet-General Corporation v. Askew, 511 F.2d 710 [\1361] (5th Cir. 1975); Willis v…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · March 9, 2006 · in the opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Bailey (2006)
…972 S.W.2d at 728). Helton, 133 S.W.3d at 254. Toxic tort cases usually require proof of both "general" and "specific" causation with regard to the effects of the toxic substance. Frias v…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · May 8, 2015 · in the opinion
Abutahoun v. Dow Chemical Company (2015)
…Thereafter, the Court adopted the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS § 414 (1977) approach for imposing liability on a property owner or general contractor that controls the work of an independent contractor who is negligently injured. See Redinger…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 27, 2007 · in the opinion
Alcoa, Inc. v. Behringer (2007)
…Nevertheless, appellees argue that this memorandum evidences Alcoa's general knowledge that "contaminants could be taken home." Knowledge of the general danger of contact-poisoning from "chemical products," however, does not amount to knowledge of the…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 5, 1999 · in the opinion
Pittsburgh Corning Corp. v. Walters (1999)
…be raised at any point in the proceeding. A preliminary motion is, therefore, necessary to assure the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. General Chem. Corp. v. De La Lastra, 852 S.W.2d 916…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 11, 2007 · in the opinion
Alcoa, Inc. v. Behringer (2007)
…Nevertheless, appellees argue that this memorandum evidences Alcoa's general knowledge that "contaminants could be taken home." Knowledge of the general danger of contact-poisoning from "chemical products," however, does not amount to knowledge of the…