82 results for “General Electric”, page 3 of 5
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · April 1, 1996 · in the opinion
Buckley v. Metro-North Commuter RR (1996)
…that because of his fear and anger, he complained first to his supervisors and then to the Metropolitan Transit Authority Inspector General ("I.G.") about the asbestos in the tunnels. The district court said Buckley failed…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · November 3, 2023 · in the opinion
Bowers v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2023)
…917 F.2d at 964 (finding speculative testimony inadmissible). Moreover, Blickenstaff's opinion based on these studies often conflated general and specific causation. He stated that it was unnecessary to connect Luther's specific jobs to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · March 2, 2010 · in the opinion
Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Ray EX rel. Boyd (2010)
…mplicit in the design of the Rail Act is the premise that in personam claims, including general unsecured claims asserting successor liability, would not and could not follow the assets conveyed to Conrail pursuant to the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Montana · July 11, 2024 · in the opinion
Wells v. BNSF Ry. Co. (2024)
…that alleged that BNSF engaged in an abnormally dangerous activity through its handling of asbestos in Libby, Montana, represent a law of general applicability that does not unreasonably interfere with interstate commerce. See BNSF Ry. Co.…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 24, 2018 · in the opinion
Jarrett v. Consol. Rail Corp. (2018)
…Accordingly, Jarrett argues that her claim should have gone before a jury for a determination as to whether lung cancer was a "known risk" and/or whether the release was unenforceable as a general boilerplate release…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 2, 2022 · in the opinion
Nuckols v. Consol. Rail Corp. (2022)
…Decedent reasonably did not know the purpose of the questioning. Perhaps Decedent could only have reasonably been expected to know of general impacts of the exposure to his health, but not that it could cause cancer…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Blackmon v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2014)
…In Babbitt, 104 F.3d at 90-91, the plaintiff employees had executed general releases as part of the railroad's early retirement program, releasing the railroad from any claims "of any kind whatsoever, known or…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · June 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Russell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2015)
…322 U.S. at 631. \[41\] In Babbitt, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that general release claims executed as part of a railroad's early retirement program were not valid under FELA; instead, "\[t…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · June 23, 2006 · in the opinion
Barone v. Gatx Corp. (2006)
…of asbestos dust. On February 27, 2003, appellee filed a claim for employer intentional tort and wrongful death against appellant, GATX Corporation ("GATX"), General American Transportation Corporation, the Gage Company, I.U. North America, Inc., Garlock…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · September 18, 2003 · in the opinion
Anderson v. AC & S., Inc. (2003)
…the suit, but subsequent to the injuries, the plaintiff executed a general release freeing the railroad from liability for the injuries sustained in the accident in exchange for two hundred and fifty dollars. Callen, 332 U…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · August 28, 2019 · in the opinion
Crowe v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2019)
…and diagnosed with asbestosis after the 1972 Amendments, sought damages under LHWCA and general maritime law from the shipowner responsible for his asbestos exposure. The 1972 Amendments to the LHWCA "significantly restricted an injured longshoreman's…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 29, 2007 · in the opinion
Aguirre v. Long Island Railroad Co. (2007)
…motion, the LIRR primarily argues that the plaintiffs failed at trial to proffer legally sufficient evidence to support their claims of general and specific causation with respect to their alleged exposure to asbestos and unidentified dusts…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 9, 2009 · in the opinion
Ransford v. Griffin Wheel Company, Inc. (2009)
…law damage suits by former railroad workers against a locomotive manufacturer for personal injury allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos in the manufacturer's products. (Scheiding v. General Motors Corp. (2000) 22 Cal.4th 471, 474…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 23, 2023 · in the opinion
Anderson v. Consolidated Rail Corporation (2023)
…used for choosing those studies. Appellee's Brief at 20. According to Conrail, Nothing in \[Dr.\] Levin's report suggested that he employed any methodology to opine on general causation, much less a generally accepted one…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · March 10, 2003 · in the opinion
Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Ayers (2003)
…B. Salmons argued the cause pro hac vice for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General McCallum, Deputy Solicitor General Clement, Anthony J…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 28, 1996 · in the opinion
Jenkins v. T & N Plc (1996)
…defendants, including T&N. The complaint contained causes of action for strict liability and loss of consortium. In addition to general and special damages, the Jenkinses sought damages for loss of earnings, income and earning capacity. ...…
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Court case · Arkansas Court of Appeals · April 3, 1985 · in the opinion
Alcoa v. Vann (1985)
… 81-1314(5)(iii) (Repl. 1976) provides: No compensation shall be payable for any ordinary disease of life to which the general public is exposed. These statutes require that a causal connection between the claimant's…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 10, 2010 · in the opinion
Simpkins v. CSX Corp. (2010)
…required the New Jersey Supreme Court to apply general principles of duty similar to Illinois's to circumstances nearly identical to those present in the instant case. Satterfield involved a 25-year-old woman who died…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · April 3, 2020 · in the opinion
Little v. the Budd Company, Inc. (2020)
…2002). This is true whether the newly raised argument is "a bald-faced new issue or a new theory on appeal that falls under the same general category as an argument presented at trial." Id. (quotations…
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Blog · 2023
Ohio Train Disaster and the Asbestos Story
…media drawing attention to the potential for health-related consequences. Similarly, the tobacco industry is required to place a Surgeon General’s warning on product labeling. Yet, still more can be done. There are also legal…