185 results for “General Electric”, page 5 of 10
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · August 13, 2018
Aston v. Algoma Hardwoods, Inc. (2018)
…dismissed the claims against Dykes. After Daimler, a corporation is subject to general jurisdiction only where it is at home (place of incorporation or principal place of business), and registration to do business in New York…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 14, 2019
Mettias v. The Pep Boys Manny, Moe & Jack of California (Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2019)
…refusal to give general negligence instructions and the misstatements in reading the instructions caused no prejudicial error. A party is entitled to instructions on every theory supported by substantial evidence, but not to general negligence instructions…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 13, 2007
Rochon v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. (2007)
…Rochon's employer and landowner duty theories, reversed the dismissal of her general negligence claim, and remanded for further proceedings. A defendant who takes affirmative action creating an unreasonable risk of harm has a duty to…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · March 24, 2022
Marino v. Abex Corporation (2022)
…harmless. A trial court may sanction a party for violating a discovery consent order by directing a verdict on duty and breach, and on general causation, where the violation was deliberate and the sanction fit it…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 19, 2024
Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024)
…its insurers from asserting the government contractor defense (Boyle/Yearsley). The plaintiffs did not seek judgment on the strict liability or general negligence claims. Failure to Warn; Government Contractor Defense and Removal Worksites: Avondale Shipyards (main…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · May 19, 2014
Horrie v. AW Chesterton Company (2014)
…as contracts or Navy warning requirements, that the government controlled the warnings and that this conflicted with state law. Crane's general affidavits did not do so. Failure to Warn; Government Contractor Defense and Removal; Venue…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan · October 28, 2010
King v. Ridenour (2010)
…a forum resident's case by other counsel and litigates it outside the forum has not purposefully availed itself of the forum. Its limited forum contacts do not support general or specific personal jurisdiction. Personal Jurisdiction
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · April 9, 2020
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2020)
…can support specific causation. Where the trial court effectively apportioned 0% to settling defendants who were left off the verdict sheet, General Obligations Law § 15-108 offsets are computed by the aggregate method. Causation; Product Identification…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 29, 2015
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015)
…of asbestos knowledge, the Walsh-Healey Act, specific risk percentages, life expectancy, and general symptoms and quality of life, plus an unlisted 1956 article. It also struck his rebuttal report to Dr. Stockman. It kept the…
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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 · California Supreme Court · December 1, 2016 · in the opinion
Kesner v. Superior Court and Haver (2016)
781.) In general, internalizing the cost of injuries caused by a particular behavior will induce changes in that behavior to make it safer. That consideration may be "outweighed, for a category of negligent conduct, by laws…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 18, 2015 · in the opinion
Vedros v. Grumman (2015)
As a general rule, questions relating to the basis and sources of an expert's opinion rather than its admissibility should be left for the jury's consideration. United States v. 14.38 Acres of Land…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · September 9, 2008 · in the opinion
Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company (2008)
By requiring judges to determine general foreseeability, the majority's opinion forces trial judges to base their decision-making on a razor thin distinction and encourages judges to make factual determinations relevant to breach of duty…
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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 · Arizona Supreme Court · May 11, 2018 · in the opinion
Quiroz v. Alcoa Inc. (2018)
First, whether it falls under the general auspices of "negligence" or "liability," both the Family and the dissent are in fact using cases and Restatement sections premised on foreseeability to create a new duty. Second, by…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · July 11, 2011 · in the opinion
Price v. EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (2011)
…who merely omits to act... in general are confined to situations where there is a special relation between the actor and the other which gives rise to the duty."). \[25\] See RESTATEMENT § 314A (listing common carriers…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 27, 2014 · in the opinion
In re Placid Oil Co. (2014)
…3d 242 (4th Cir.2007), explained that an employee of the debtor was fully aware of a fatal and widely publicized accident in a construction zone for which the debtor served as the general contractor. Accordingly…
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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 · California Court of Appeal · May 21, 2012 · in the opinion
Campbell v. Ford Motor Company (2012)
…or owed only a limited duty, is to be made on a more general basis suitable to the formulation of a legal rule, in most cases preserving for the jury the fact-specific question of whether…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · January 5, 2023
Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (2023)
…when no timely objection was made. The reviewing court will not disturb a jury's causation finding or a general damage award unless the record shows manifest error or an abuse of discretion. Causation; Expert Testimony…