442 results for “General Electric”, page 5 of 23
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 4, 2009 · in the opinion
Ransom v. Calaveras Asbestos, Ltd. (2009)
…pipe between 1971 and 1976. While working with asbestos cement pipe, Mr. Cookus used an electric saw to cut pipe in a trench. Dust would blow all over the place. Mr. Cookus worked with the Alex…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · July 29, 2010 · in the opinion
Rhodes v. Diamond State Port Corporation (2010)
…the asbestos containing materials from the building before demolition. \[5\] Dr. Rizzo is not a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health certified B-reader. \[6\] Steppi v. Conti Electric, Inc., 991 A.2d 19 (Table)…
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Disease
Asbestos and Lung Cancer
…household exposure. That doesn't mean low exposure is safe; it means the risk accumulates. The table below is a general guide to _relative_ likelihood by exposure scenario. It's not a safety cutoff. Risk accumulates…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · December 13, 2017 · in the opinion
Brooks v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2017)
…to asbestos in the following manner: Ronald Brooks: (Living with Lung Cancer) Exposed to Asbestos while working as a construction worker, fireman, and during service as electrician's mate in the U.S. Navy, (1974-1989)…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 22, 2019 · in the opinion
Christy v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…Mass toxic tort cases, including asbestos cases, may be consolidated if they meet the requirements of the general rule governing consolidation of cases (In re Asbestos Litigation, 173 F.R.D.81, 38 Fed.R.Serv…
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Court case · Maine Supreme Judicial Court · October 15, 1986 · in the opinion
Bernier v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986)
…is an important limitation of the seller's liability. In general, "\[t\]he rule of strict liability subjects the seller to liability to [\540] the user or consumer even though he has exercised all possible care…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 18, 2019 · in the opinion
ALBIN v. AJAX MAGNETHERMIC CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…Mass toxic tort cases, including asbestos cases, may be consolidated if they meet the requirements of the general rule governing consolidation of cases (In re Asbestos Litigation, 173 F.R.D.81, 38 Fed.R.Serv…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 17, 2019 · in the opinion
Knudsen v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…Mass toxic tort cases, including asbestos cases, may be consolidated if they meet the requirements of the general rule governing consolidation of cases (In re Asbestos Litigation, 173 F.R.D.81, 38 Fed.R.Serv…
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · November 30, 2015
Bryant v. General Motors Corp. (2015)
…for the jury, and an expert may rely on assumed facts that independent evidence supports. Causation; Expert Testimony; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: General Motors Defiance foundry (GM Powertrain); GM Powertrain Division, Defiance facility, Defiance core…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 3, 2014
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
Michael Comardelle's family sued several defendants after he developed mesothelioma and lung cancer, first diagnosed in September 2013. They alleged he was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products during his employment from 1963 through…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
US surgeon general ignites furor with findings on smoking in the workplace
…news article, not a research study. A freelance writer described the US Surgeon General's December 1985 Smoking and Health report on cancer and chronic lung disease in the workplace, and the reaction to it. According…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Performance of two general job-exposure matrices in a study of lung cancer morbidity in the Zutphen cohort
…of lung cancer morbidity incidence. The two general job-exposure matrices generally disagreed with regard to exposure classification because of differences in exposure assessment and level of detail of the job axis. When compared with self…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · December 15, 2014 · in the opinion
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
MICHAEL COMARDELLE, v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., Section I. Civil Action No. 13-6555. December 15, 2014. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. ORDER AND REASONS LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge. Before the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 21, 2014 · in the opinion
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
MICHAEL COMARDELLE, v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., Section I. Civil Action No. 13-6555. November 21, 2014. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. ORDER AND REASONS LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge. Before the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · November 18, 2014 · in the opinion
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
MICHAEL COMARDELLE, v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Section I. Civil Action No. 13-6555. November 18, 2014. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. ORDER AND REASONS LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge. Before the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · December 15, 2014 · in the opinion
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
MICHAEL COMARDELLE, v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., Section I. Civil Action No. 13-6555. December 15, 2014. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. ORDER AND REASONS LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge. Before the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
The Brazilian System for Monitoring Workers and General Population Exposed to Asbestos: Development, Challenges, and Opportunities for Workers' Health Surveillance
…especially in lower-income countries. This paper aims to present the recently developed Brazilian system for monitoring workers and general population exposed to asbestos (Datamianto), and to discuss the main challenges and opportunities for workers' health…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
Lung Cancer and Pleural Mesothelioma Risk Assessment for the General Population Exposed to Asbestos in Different Regions of Tehran, Iran
This study did not count actual cases of disease. It used air-monitoring results to estimate cancer risk for the general population of Tehran, Iran. The authors took yearly average outdoor asbestos fiber concentrations for 2011…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Impact of occupational carcinogens on lung cancer risk in a general population
…highly exposed industrial cohorts. Our aim was to quantify lung cancer burden attributable to occupational carcinogens in a general population. We applied a new job-exposure matrix (JEM) to translate lifetime work histories, collected by personal…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Asbestos Exposures, Mesothelioma Incidence and Mortality, and Awareness by General Practitioners in the Molise Region, Central Italy
…mesothelioma incidence and mortality, and awareness on asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) by general practitioners (GPs) in Molise Region. The contaminated sites in three towns were identified by census; mesothelioma incidence (2000 to 2012) and mortality (2003…