155 results for “General Electric”, page 4 of 8
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · April 24, 2019
Rowland v. Union Carbide Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…Worksites: home renovation projects; Plastolite; General Motors homeowner assisting with home renovation clean-up home renovation projects 1972-1976; launderer of her husband's work clothing Plastolite; launderer of her father's work clothing General Motors
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · June 28, 2016
Konstantin v. Tishman Liquidating Corp. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2016)
Dave John Konstantin worked as a carpenter in the 1970s at two Manhattan construction sites where Tishman Liquidating Corporation (TLC) was the general contractor. He worked near other workers who sanded and swept asbestos-containing joint…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · May 24, 2010
Larson v. Georgia Pacific (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2010)
The court denied all four Daubert motions, allowing plaintiffs' causation experts (Brody, limited to general causation, and Legier), defense industrial hygienist Dyson's dose reconstruction testimony, and defendants' causation experts to testify. Expert testimony is admissible…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 24, 2019
Godfrey v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…as to Kaiser Gypsum. A defendant that preserved its personal jurisdiction defense in its answer is not subject to general jurisdiction in New York unless it is incorporated or has its principal place of business there…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 14, 2020
Montell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…and cross-claims against it, and denied the plaintiffs' cross-motion for jurisdictional discovery. A New York court lacks general jurisdiction over a corporation not incorporated or headquartered in New York, and lacks specific jurisdiction under…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 14, 2017
Duty v. Trz Realty, LLC (2017)
…saying asbestos causes colon cancer. After a hearing, the trial court found he was not qualified on general or specific causation, mainly because he was not an epidemiologist or colorectal specialist. Plaintiffs then conceded they lacked…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 23, 2018
Chen v. Volkswagen Group of America (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2018)
…asked to dismiss the case because Texas was a more convenient forum. The court held that it lacked general jurisdiction over Volkswagen and Nissan. It found long-arm jurisdiction proper because Chen's testimony and the…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · September 6, 2006
Fernandez v. Union Carbide Corp. (2006)
…raising evidence issues. At trial, medical records from his general physician's chart surfaced that neither side had seen before, including a pulmonologist's report. The trial court admitted that report but excluded handwritten notes of…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · August 23, 2018
Waite v. Aii Acquisition Corp. (2018)
…tort, and a corporation is not at home in a state, or deemed to consent to general jurisdiction, merely by substantial business there or by registering and appointing a service agent under Florida law. Personal Jurisdiction…
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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, Appellate Division · May 21, 2024
Seen v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2024)
…suffering award that deviates materially from reasonable compensation under CPLR 5501(c) must be reduced or retried, and under General Obligations Law § 15-108 settlement amounts paid by settling defendants are deducted from the total award…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · November 23, 2021
Johnson v. Orton (2021)
…Circuit's Krik decision. It limited Monona Rossol to ceramics, as agreed. It limited Dr. Barry Castleman to general historical testimony, barring opinions on Vanderbilt's knowledge, motives or lobbying. It allowed Dr. William Longo's…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · July 11, 2014 · in the opinion
Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. (2014)
If the plaintiff proves general causation with reliable scientific evidence that approximately 400 milligrams of the medication can cause death in children, the plaintiff will be able to prove specific causation in at least two ways…
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Court case · Oklahoma Supreme Court · October 25, 2022 · in the opinion
Galier v. Murco Wall Products, Inc. (2022)
¶15 A state court may exercise general jurisdiction when a defendant's "affiliations with the State are so \continuous and systematic' as to render them essentially at home in the forum State." Goodyear Dunlop Tires, 564…
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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 · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 4, 2011
Robertson v. Doug Ashy Building Materials, Inc. (2011)
…at issue, and circumstantial evidence that a manufacturer bought the supplier's asbestos can create a fact question on exposure. A raw-asbestos supplier also owes the general duty of reasonable care. Causation; Product Identification; Expert…
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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 · 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 · California Court of Appeal · October 22, 2014
Izell v. Union Carbide Corporation (2014)
…visited jobsites Home construction jobsites in southern California mid to late 1970's; owner of a home construction business who visited jobsites Home construction jobsites in southern California 1970s; general contractor Construction projects 1960s and 1970s