227 results for “General Electric”, page 7 of 12
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · September 13, 2019
Nelson v. Holley Performance Prods. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
…for a more definite statement as untimely. After Daimler, a corporation is subject to general jurisdiction only where it is incorporated or has its principal place of business, and specific jurisdiction under CPLR 302(a) requires…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 14, 1983
Skip Fordyce, Inc. v. Workers'comp. Appeals BD. (1983)
…and multiple-level hearsay from a doctor's report, a general pamphlet and an unsupported 'admission' that brake linings contain asbestos does not supply it. Medical opinions based on statistical studies can be substantial evidence of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi · February 11, 2019
Dickens v. A-1 Auto Parts & Repair Inc. (2019)
…altered it, or knew of the defect. A general allegation of failure to warn does not plead actual or constructive knowledge, so the defense appeared on the face of the complaint. Failure to Warn; Design Defect…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Utah · January 13, 2022
Sylvester v. Blue Bird Corporation (2022)
…asbestos parts to Ford, Chrysler and General Motors was not enough, and the court excluded a 1995 deposition from a General Motors employee because the plaintiffs had not disclosed it during discovery. The court granted both…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Environmental and occupational health hazards associated with the presence of asbestos in brake linings and pads (1900 to present): a "state-of-the-art" review
…to 2002 and summarized exposure and health studies of brake mechanics and friction product manufacturing workers. The work was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, companies involved in brake-dust litigation. In NIOSH surveys…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
History and evolution of warning labels for automotive friction products
…manual and on 1973 Bendix brake boxes. Later Ford, General Motors and Buick materials warned against compressed air and dry cleaning, and a 1993 Ford bulletin recommended non-asbestos parts. They reported that OSHA rules exempted…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Globally asbestos-free automobiles
…products and engine gaskets. According to the author, General Motors used asbestos gaskets in new engines in Brazil, although it had used safer substitutes in vehicles sold in North America since around 1993. A Brazilian government…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestos associated tumours in car mechanics
…cancer register (1961-79, ages 20 to 69), and compared observed cases with the numbers expected from the general population. One mesothelioma was found in the cancer register and none in the death register. That man…
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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 · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · April 9, 2014
Hasenberg v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2014)
…not make clear which defendants were sued in which counts, the court dismissed it without prejudice and ordered an amended complaint by May 9, 2014. It also noted general personal jurisdiction standards for a later motion.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
RE: Asbestos in brakes: exposure and risk of disease
…cannot be defended. The letter discloses that the author has served as an expert witness in friction brake litigation, with the author's employer receiving funding for this work from Ford, General Motors and Daimler Chrysler.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Re: Evaluation of the size and type of free particulates collected from unused asbestos-containing brake components as related to potential for respirability
…raise concerns about historical exposures of automotive mechanics. The authors disclosed that their research was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, and that some of them had been expert witnesses in brake-repair litigation.
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · May 23, 2012 · in the opinion
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2012)
He did not question the pathologist's opinion in terms of general causation, but he expressed circumspection concerning how that opinion translated to substantial-factor causation. See N.T., Aug. 17, 2005, at 105. For example…
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Court case · Delaware Supreme Court · July 22, 2019 · in the opinion
Richards v. Copes-Vulcan, Inc. (2019)
51, 51-52 (2008) ("Beyond general and specific causation, an additional causation issue arises when multiple defendants are responsible for exposing the plaintiff to a harmful substance. The most common example is a plaintiff who contracts…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Utah · March 23, 2023
Riegler v. Carlisle Companies, Incorporated (2023)
…Staggs's specific causation opinion, and granted in part and denied in part the motions to exclude: Ewing's opinion and Staggs's general causation opinion were admitted. Under Rule 702, a medical expert's specific…
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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 · Delaware Superior Court · April 11, 2023 · in the opinion
Jordonek v. Hennessy Indus. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2023)
…rationale for why it should can be gleamed from the California law cited by the plaintiff. California follows the general rule of no duty to warn, but recognizes exceptions to that doctrine.\[13\] In Sherman v…
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Court case · North Carolina Court of Appeals · April 18, 2017
Lovelace v. B&r Auto Service, Inc. (2017)
…and Workers' Compensation; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Southern Truck Service, Inc.; Built Rite general automotive mechanic working on commercial fleet trucks Southern Truck Service, Inc. 1976-1980; owner and mechanic doing commercial truck repairs Built…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · March 20, 2006
Moore v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (2006)
…a worksite, but a jury may not be left to speculate. A general expert opinion that parts from companies "like" the defendant likely contained asbestos, with no specific link to the defendant's products, does not…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 13, 2015
Juni v. Ford Motor Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig., 2015)
…which the court held control asbestos cases, plaintiffs must offer expert proof of general causation and a scientific expression of the plaintiff's exposure to the defendant's product. An unquantified 'cumulative exposure' opinion and proof…