17 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
The court granted General Electric's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the plaintiff's claims against GE with prejudice, finding the pre-1979 exposure claims time-barred and no sufficient evidence of later exposure to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · September 30, 2013
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
…Morgan's motions for Rule 54(b) final judgment and for a stay, so he could not immediately appeal the summary judgments for Crane Co., General Electric, Warren Pumps and CBS; the case against John Crane…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · May 18, 2023
Craig v. AW Chesterton Co. (2023)
Gloria Craig has mesothelioma. She sued many companies in Alabama state court, alleging she breathed asbestos that her ex-husband brought home on his clothes from his work as a pipefitter at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding in Mobile in the 1970s…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · July 16, 2020
Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc. (2020)
Charles Corley and his wife Myra sued dozens of companies that allegedly supplied asbestos-containing products that caused his malignant mesothelioma. The opinion says he used the products in the Navy and later as a self-employed mechanic and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama · January 28, 2010 · in the opinion
Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc. (2010)
…Elliot Turbomachinery Co., 545 F.Supp.2d 1266, 1273 (S.D.Fla.2008) (citing Nesbiet v. General Electric Co., 399 F.Supp.2d 205, 212 (S.D.N.Y.2005)). Although these arguments may undermine the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · September 13, 2012 · in the opinion
Brown v. the Boeing Company (2012)
…under submission. DONE and ORDERED. \[1\] Plaintiff's complaint also named CBS Corporation (f/k/a Viacom, Inc.), DAP Products, Inc., General Electric Company, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, RT Vanderbilt Company…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
…other defendants after May 19, 1979. But applicable law imposes on plaintiff the burden of proving exposure to each particular defendant's products, not just proving exposure to asbestos in general. See, e.g., Hoffman v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
The only evidence cited by plaintiff for such a proposition is general testimony that "every manufacturer has the recommended spare parts in their OEM manuals that the store room would generate their list of in-stock…
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Court case · Alabama Supreme Court · December 20, 2002
General Motors Corp. v. Kilgore (2002)
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the trial court's denial of summary judgment and rendered judgment for General Motors, holding the Kilgores' claims preempted by the Federal Locomotive Inspection Act; two justices dissented. The Federal Locomotive…
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Court case · Alabama Supreme Court · December 16, 2011 · in the opinion
Bradberry v. Carrier Corporation ET AL. (2011)
\[8\] An exception to the general rule that the automatic stay does not apply to solvent codefendants has been recognized in certain "unusual circumstances" that are not present in this case. See A.H. Robbins Co…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama · February 25, 2019 · in the opinion
Smith v. Avon Products, Inc. (2019)
… 12-15) Thus, none of these Defendants are subject to general jurisdiction in Alabama. \[4\] Plaintiff also takes issue with Downey's reliance on a summary of sales records he was given prior to his deposition…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
…other defendants after May 19, 1979. But applicable law imposes on plaintiff the burden of proving exposure to each particular defendant's products, not just proving exposure to asbestos in general. See, e.g., Hoffman v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama · March 24, 2016 · in the opinion
Holland v. Airco, Inc. (2016)
…Judge Robreno because regardless of what causation standard applies, it is a general principle of Alabama tort law that the plaintiff bears the burden of submitting evidence proving that the defendant caused his injuries. See Turner…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama · February 21, 2014 · in the opinion
McGUFFIE v. Mead Corporation (2014)
…. ." Generally, "the affairs of CAPCO will be under the general management of the board of directors of six individuals, of whom three will always be designated by Asarco\[, despite its minority stock position\]."\[24\] The CAPCO…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
…asbestos-containing packing and/or gaskets were offered until the mid-1980s." (Doc. 314-7, at 2.) \[7\] As a general proposition, when asked whether the actual pumps at Alabama River Pulp contained asbestos, Morgan responded…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · September 29, 2011 · in the opinion
Kite v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2011)
…her under color of such office. . . ." (Complaint at 13-14). It is this language on which the plaintiff relies for his disclaimer argument. As a general matter, "the plaintiff \[is\] the master of the claim. . . ." Caterpillar…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama · August 30, 2013 · in the opinion
Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013)
…manufactured by other defendants after May 19, 1979. As discussed supra, however, applicable law imposes on plaintiff the burden of proving exposure to each particular defendant's products, not just proving exposure to asbestos in general.