163 results for “General Electric”, page 4 of 9
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 20, 2010
Uop, LLC v. Kozak (2010)
…to-warn claim against an engineering firm when the claim rests on the firm's engineering knowledge and expertise, whether the firm is sued as designer or as general contractor. Failure to Warn; Choice of Law…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 2, 2008
Rando v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2008)
…cut and sawed insulation, and dust fell on him. The judge awarded $2.8 million in general damages and $402,000 in special damages. He divided fault into equal shares among eight wrongdoers, so each of…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 3, 2023
Walker v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2023)
…After a seven-day trial, the jury awarded about $36.76 million in total damages, most of it general damages. The trial court held Level 3 liable for 11/21 virile shares, a judgment of $19…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 16, 2013
Watts v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. (2013)
…fault law a proven co-obligor's virile share reduces the recoverable award. Awards of general damages are not disturbed absent an abuse of the jury's great discretion. Statute of Limitations; Employer and Contractor Liability…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 28, 2003
Kemp v. Armstrong World Industries (2003)
…tort law to apply must show with factual support that significant exposures before September 1988 later caused the disease. A history of heavy smoking and general medical opinions are not enough. Causation worker in chemical plants
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · September 30, 2013
Cary v. American Optical Corporation (2013)
…Watts moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Cary conceded there was no general jurisdiction but argued for specific jurisdiction and asked for more discovery. The court found it unclear whether Watts had purposely directed…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2020
Gaddy v. Taylor Seidenbach, Inc. (2020)
…a jury found Ethyl, International Paper and Owens-Illinois liable. It awarded $7.5 million in general damages plus $250,661.45 in medical expenses. Judgment against Ethyl was $2,583,553.82, its share after…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 14, 2012
Senger v. AH Bennett Company (2012)
…must raise a genuine issue of fact that exposure to the defendant's product proximately caused the injury. General coworker testimony about refinery work, which does not tie a particular decedent to the defendant's product…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 15, 2012
Various Plaintiffs v. Various Defendants (2012)
…a genuine issue of material fact that exposure to the defendant's product proximately caused the injury. General testimony about the refinery and its work practices, without evidence tying a decedent to the defendant's product…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 19, 1997
Barr v. ACandS, Inc. (1997)
…2, allows suit within one year after disability. Following Darden v. General Motors, the Court of Appeal held that filing the first suit started the one-year period for all potentially responsible defendants, named or not…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 29, 2019
Mantovi v. American Biltrite (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…types or to exposure levels in other studies. The court found the plaintiffs had not raised a triable issue on general or specific causation and granted the motion. It dismissed the claims and cross-claims against…
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Court case · Alabama Supreme Court · December 16, 2011 · in the opinion
Bradberry v. Carrier Corporation ET AL. (2011)
\[8\] An exception to the general rule that the automatic stay does not apply to solvent codefendants has been recognized in certain "unusual circumstances" that are not present in this case. See A.H. Robbins Co…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
Accordingly, we hold that Zachry breached its general duty, under the facts and circumstances of this case, to Mrs. Chaisson by putting her in foreseeable risk [\190] of contracting an asbestos related disease from household exposure…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · April 19, 2007 · in the opinion
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2007)
Altimore or those "similarly situated" takes the focus off Exxon's knowledge of a general danger relative to the qualities of asbestos. By focusing on epidemiological studies, the majority fails to follow our earlier pronouncement that…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · January 4, 2021 · in the opinion
Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2021)
There the canon avoids not contradiction but the superfluity of a specific provision that is swallowed by the general one, "violat\[ing\] the cardinal rule that, if possible, effect shall be given to every clause and…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · July 27, 1993 · in the opinion
Dunn v. Hovic (1993)
I do not propose to enter the debate here over the merits of punitive damages in general.\[1\] For purposes of this case, I accept the premise that in appropriate cases punitive damages may be assessed…
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Court case · Utah Court of Appeals · April 5, 2012 · in the opinion
One Beacon American v. Huntsman Polymers (2012)
276 P.3d 1156 (2012) 2012 UT App 100 ONE BEACON AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.; Pennsylvania General Insurance Company; and Employers' Fire Insurance Company, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HUNTSMAN POLYMERS CORPORATION nka Huntsman Advanced Materials, LLC, Defendant…
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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 · 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. 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…