85 results for “General Electric”, page 3 of 5
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · December 8, 2021
Hoff v. Certainteed Corp. (2021)
…several companies, including Kaiser Gypsum, saying he was exposed to asbestos in drywall joint compound. Hoff worked for general contractor R.A. Gray Company, where he framed and finished buildings while drywall was sanded nearby, and…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 25, 2019
Gallagher v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…the plaintiffs' claims against it go forward. A defendant cannot get summary judgment by pointing to gaps in the plaintiff's proof. Where the parties' experts conflict on general and specific causation, issues of fact remain…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · February 19, 2020 · in the opinion
Roverano v. John Crane, Inc. (2020)
Indeed, I believe that if the General Assembly had intended to do the opposite within the contours of a "Fair Share Act" — i.e., to maintain a liability allocation regime for strict liability cases that was…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 1, 2019
Carlstrand v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…dismiss plaintiffs' complaint and all cross-claims, finding fact issues on general and specific causation. A defendant cannot win summary judgment by pointing to gaps in plaintiff's proof, and conflicting expert reports on whether chrysotile…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · January 2, 2008 · in the opinion
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company (2008)
…2008) WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, and OLD REPUBLIC…
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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 · New York Supreme Court · February 28, 2011
Konstantin v. 630 Third Ave. Assocs. (2011)
…defendant, not for later exposure as an employee of a different employer. Whether a general contractor controlled the work site is a fact question that can defeat summary judgment. Premises Owner Liability; Employer and Contractor Liability…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota · October 10, 2017
McGill v. Conwed Corporation (2017)
…A foreign corporation whose Minnesota authority to do business was revoked is not deemed to consent to jurisdiction by having a registered agent, and the court lacked general or specific jurisdiction over it. Personal Jurisdiction; Venue…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas · April 17, 2023
Gray v. BNSF Railway Company (2023)
…failed under both the Sixth Circuit's Babbitt and the Third Circuit's Wicker tests, and the 2017 release was ineffective as an overbroad general release. FELA Railroad Claims; Settlements and Releases bridge and building carpenter
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · April 10, 2013
Greer v. Ace Hardware Corporation (2013)
…summary judgment, the plaintiff must produce evidence identifying a specific asbestos-containing product the defendant made or supplied and to which the plaintiff was exposed; general assertions that "some" products contained asbestos, or guesswork, are not…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · May 31, 2022 · in the opinion
Irwin Industrial Tool Company v. Pifer (2022)
…be produced. Irwin's counsel also argued that the Estate could not prove its strict liability manufacturing defect claim because it could not satisfy factors set forth in Phipps v. General Motors Corp., 278 Md. 337…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 4, 2021 · in the opinion
Swanson v. The Marley-Wylain Co. (2021)
…If the instruction is incomplete or erroneous the trial judge may, as he did here, properly refuse it."'" (Olive v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (2018) 30 Cal.App.5th 804, 813 \[242 Cal.Rptr.3d 15\]…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · December 11, 2012 · in the opinion
Gaskill v. Abex Corporation (2012)
…Defendants-Respondents, and AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC., BORG-WARNER CORPORATION c/o Burns International Services Corporation; CHRYSLER CORPORATION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, GENUINE PARTS COMPANY, MARTIN CHRYSLER, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR MFG. NORTH AMERICA…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · February 25, 1999 · in the opinion
Owens Corning v. Walatka (1999)
…For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that the general rule imposing the burden on the plaintiff should be applied in this case against appellees. A. THE BURDEN TO ESTABLISH THAT THE STATUTORY CAP DOES NOT…
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Court case · Virginia Supreme Court · September 22, 1989 · in the opinion
Roller v. Basic Const. Co. (1989)
…the time of occurrence of an "injury by accident" is ordinarily obvious. But the General Assembly, realizing that ascertainment of this critical point in time would present great difficulty in the case of the insidious onset…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · November 16, 2023 · in the opinion
Sason v. Dykes Lumber Co., Inc. (2023)
…a toxin, that the toxin is capable of causing the particular illness (general causation) and that plaintiff was exposed to sufficient levels of the toxin to cause the illness (specific causation)'" (Nemeth v Brenntag N. Am…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2016 · in the opinion
Bourke v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2016)
…56\] In Poche, the court began with the general premise that "\[a\] case that is initially nonremovable may become removable through the voluntary dismissal of nondiverse defendants."\[57\] All but one of the defendants—Eagle, Inc.…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · December 10, 2010 · in the opinion
Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, Owcp (2010)
…4\] ALJ Berlin also found that Dr. Zbinden's and Claimant's testimony only establishes that the Decedent thought he was exposed to asbestos in his shipyard employment in general, and not that Decedent specifically thought…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 7, 2016 · in the opinion
Murphy v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (2016)
…with a motion and proposed order to have the exceptions set for hearing, in state court. In general, "\[a\] waiver of the right to remove must be clear and unequivocal." Furthermore, as explained in Bourdier v…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 25, 2010 · in the opinion
Falgoust v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2010)
…General provision," provides "\[t\]he requirement of authentication or identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims." \[9…