175 results for “General Electric”, page 7 of 9
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 23, 2023 · in the opinion
Ramirez v. Avon Prods. (Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2023)
…§ 2025.620, italics added.) While discovery in general aids both plaintiffs and defendants equally, the tools of discovery are intended to benefit the party utilizing those tools. The purpose of a deposition is not to aid…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · November 6, 2020 · in the opinion
Bell v. American International Industries (2020)
…F.3d 199, 208 (4th Cir. 2006), and has cautioned district courts to avoid making this determination at "too general a level." See Chase Brexton, 411 F.3d at 464. Original Plaintiff Mr. Bell is not…
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Blog · 2025
Understanding Policy Challenges of Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Under the Trump Administration
…budget cuts, reduced enforcement, and structural changes favoring state-level control are all bound to cause roadblocks to stricter asbestos regulation, in general. Trump’s deregulatory agenda extends to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments, where…
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Blog · 2025
Why the Asbestos-Talc Problem is More Than Alarmism
…which includes introducing improved contamination testing and more transparent labeling. Increased public awareness, in general, is essential to drive change in corporate practices, and taking a proactive approach in this area can help prevent asbestos-related…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · June 12, 2020 · in the opinion
Curtin v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (2020)
…General personal jurisdiction exists if the defendant maintains "continuous and systematic" contacts with the forum state. Helicopteros Nacionales de Columbia v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408, 416 (1984). With a corporate defendant, general jurisdiction typically exists…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · July 24, 2014 · in the opinion
RT Vanderbilt Co. Inc. v. Galliher (2014)
…Civil Chapter 617.11 of the Ohio Jury Instructions provides an instruction on the general duty of care of a premises owner: The owner of the premises owes a duty to a frequenter to use ordinary…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · June 20, 2023 · in the opinion
Johnson v. Edward Orton, JR. Ceramic Foundation (2023)
…product." Id. (quoting Calles, 309 Ill.Dec. 383, 864 N.E.2d at 264) (citing Sobczak v. General Motors Corp., 373 Ill.App.3d 910, 312 Ill.Dec. 682, 871 N.E.2d 82, 94 (2007…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 9, 2019 · in the opinion
Hardman v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…the remaining parties in this action, the County Clerk, and the Trial Support Clerk in the General Clerk's Office who shall mark their records accordingly, and it is further, ORDERED, that Bristol-Myers Squibb Co…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 28, 2019 · in the opinion
Berg v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
…even commonsensically logical) rationale by which he could determine what percentage of the cans of Mennen shave talc sold in the relevant period contained talc from lots contaminated with chrysotile and/or amphibole minerals in general…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 23, 2019 · in the opinion
Rothlein v. American Int'l Indus. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…451 NE2d 195 \[1983\]). There are four exceptions to New York's general rule on successor liability, as the successor may be "held liable for the torts of its predecessor if (1) it expressly or impliedly…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 8, 2020 · in the opinion
Germain v. Whittaker Clark & Daniels (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…of this Order with Notice of Entry pursuant to NYSCEF e-filing protocol on the remaining parties, the General Clerk's Office and the County Clerk's Office, who are directed to mark their records accordingly…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · June 4, 2019 · in the opinion
Alleyne v. Revlon (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…as an expert, but only made general references to his testimony and does not specifically identify which materials he is going to rely on. On January 18, 2019 a trial readiness conference was held by Special…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · October 24, 2019 · in the opinion
Williams v. Avon Products, Inc. (2019)
…limiting products liability actions against nonmanufacturing sellers. Section 82.003 established a general rule that a nonmanufacturing seller is not liable for harm caused by a defective product. This limitation was enacted to protect "innocent sellers…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 28, 2019 · in the opinion
Olson v. Brenntag N. AM. Inc. (2019)
…357.) Thus, evidence that a defendant's conduct injured "nonparties can help to show that the conduct that harmed the plaintiff also posed a substantial risk of harm to the general public, and so was particularly…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 1, 2020 · in the opinion
DeKlerk v. Estée Lauder (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…He stated that he started out as a clerk, then became a chief clerk, export manager and eventually a general manager. He worked for four different companies over the course of his career (Mot. Exhibit 7…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · August 28, 2015 · in the opinion
Uribes v. BASF Catalysts, LLC (2015)
…examines each argument in turn. A. Whether E.T. Horn Was Fraudulently Joined Standard for Determining Fraudulent Joinder In the Ninth Circuit, "there is a general presumption against fraudulent joinder." Hamilton Materials, Inc. v. Dow Chem…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 21, 2020 · in the opinion
Brandt v. Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (2020)
…nature, but novel or of questionable reliability, it is necessary for the trial court to consider whether the "methodology that underlies the evidence has "general acceptance in the relevant scientific community." Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 11, 2021 · in the opinion
Berger v. Aerco Intl., Inc. (2021)
…exposure to a toxin; (2) that the toxin is capable of causing the particular illness, or "general causation"; and (3) that plaintiff was exposed to sufficient levels of the toxin to cause the illness, or "specific…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · July 30, 2021 · in the opinion
Bell v. American International Industries (2021)
…Resp. (Doc. 313) at 8.) "Under the general successor liability rule, a corporation which purchases all or substantially all of the assets of another corporation is not liable for the transferor's liabilities." Joyce Farms, LLC…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · October 28, 2021 · in the opinion
Johnson & Johnson v. Shiver (2021)
…limitation could prompt unimpaired claimants to bring suit to protect their ability to recover.\[5\] The General Assembly explicitly stated that the purpose of the Act was to give priority to claimants who could demonstrate actual…