170 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 6 of 9
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 7, 2019 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2019)
…as close as possible based on the information available, a technique that other courts on the Eastern District have endorsed for exposure reconstruction assessments. See Smith v. Union Carbide Corp., No. 13-6323, 2015 WL 575315…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 25, 2015 · in the opinion
Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015)
…77 So.3d at 359) ("\[D\]r. Hammer need not know whether the asbestos concentrations at Union Carbide reached a particular level in order to offer an opinion as to causation."). In light of these decisions…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 21, 2015 · in the opinion
Wilde v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2015)
…1983)). "Strict liability requires the plaintiff to prove that the vice or defect of the thing is a condition which poses an unreasonable risk of harm to others." Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp., 99-63 (La…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 8, 2015 · in the opinion
Savoie v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Co. (2015)
…a federal officer's directions when committing the acts that allegedly gave rise to the injury at issue to satisfy the causal nexus prong of the Mesa elements."); Francis v. Union Carbide Corp., No. 11-2695…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 7, 2022 · in the opinion
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
…that he knew that his father was working with asbestos-containing products, because plaintiff himself worked as an insulator, and recognized the fibers.\[19\] See Francis v. Union Carbide Corp., 116 So. 3d 858, 863 (La…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 1, 2018 · in the opinion
Templet v. Huntington Ingalls, Incorporated (2018)
…federal defense, (3) that it acted pursuant to a federal 2017 WL 2628103 (E.D. La. Jun. 19, 2017); Francis v. Union Carbide Corp., No. 11-2695, 2011 WL 6180061 (E.D. La. Dec. 13, 2011…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 3, 2024
Ditcharo v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2024)
…jurisdiction over the remaining claims, including the FELA claims against Union Pacific. A defendant that raises a colorable federal contractor defense and acted under a federal officer may remove the whole case under § 1442(a)(1…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · May 27, 2014
Leonard v. Board OF Supervisors OF Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College (2014)
The court granted Union Pacific Railroad Company's re-urged motion to dismiss, ruling that Union Pacific owed Royce Leonard no legal duty, so the Leonards' claims against it were dismissed. Under Louisiana law, a railroad…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 22, 1998
Rareshide v. Mobil Oil Corp. (1998)
The appeals court affirmed most of the workers' compensation judge's ruling for refinery worker Carl Rareshide against Mobil Oil and its insurer National Union. It cut his temporary total disability benefits to six months, awarded…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 18, 2009
Hymel v. Eagle, Inc. (2009)
…Appeal affirmed the trial court's judgment sustaining the exception of res judicata for J.D. Roberts and Commercial Union Insurance Company, dismissing Ralph Hymel's mesothelioma claims with prejudice based on his 1998 release. A…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · February 19, 2003
Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (2003)
Murphy Ewing worked for Brown & Root from about 1964 to 1974 and for Avondale from about 1971 to 1972, and was exposed to asbestos. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 1996 and died in April 1997. He and his wife sued in 1996. After his…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · November 25, 1997
Gauthe v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (1997)
Earlven Gauthe worked at Avondale Shipyards from 1942 to 1977. In 1995 he was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, and he died in 1996. His wife and children sued for wrongful death. The defendants included Avondale's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 12, 2007
Bradley v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (2007)
Frank Bradley sued in Orleans Parish, Louisiana state court, alleging he developed malignant pleural mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working as a marine electronics technician at Avondale Shipyard around 1967-68. He named Northrop Grumman,…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 4, 2009
McAskill v. American Marine Holding Co. (2009)
The Louisiana Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's summary judgment for Eagle, Branton and Commercial Union and remanded for further proceedings, so plaintiff McAskill's claims go forward. In a latent mesothelioma case, a…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
Telles Brunet worked for Avondale Industries from 1950 to 1978 at its Harvey repair yard. He developed lung cancer and died in 1998. His wife and three daughters sued Avondale, four of its executive officers and their insurers. At trial the jury…
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Court case · Louisiana Supreme Court · December 3, 2003
Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2003)
Raleigh Landry and his wife Clailee sued his former employers, Avondale Industries and McDermott, their executive officers, and several asbestos product makers. Mr. Landry had worked for Avondale from 1965 to 1967 and for McDermott in 1959-1961,…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 29, 2023
Barker v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2023)
…personal duty of care to him and he breached it; general administrative responsibility is not enough. Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Borden plant Asbestos Workers Union insulator Borden plant
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 19, 2012
Landry v. Eagle, Inc. (2012)
…enforceable under state law. The removing defendant must prove this by a preponderance of the evidence, and any doubt is resolved in favor of remand. Personal Jurisdiction; Venue, Removal and Transfer; Settlements and Releases union plumber
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 2019
Berry v. Anco Insulations (2019)
…the settled defendants' fault was not proved. It found no abuse of discretion in excluding some evidence about union knowledge or in refusing a credit for the midtrial settlement. It upheld the $1 million future medical…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · April 22, 2014
Genusa v. Asbestos Corporation Limited (2014)
…state court, with only BRMC's claims against the Unions staying in federal court. Third-party claims that depend on interpreting collective bargaining agreements are completely preempted by LMRA Section 301 and support removal. The plaintiff…