292 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 15
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 3, 2014
Whalen v. General Electric Corporation (2014)
The court denied General Dynamics' motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' strict products liability claim and denied its motion to strike the punitive damages prayer as moot, so the Whalens' claims proceeded. Under maritime law, a complaint…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 31, 2023
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2023)
The federal district court denied summary judgment motions by General Electric, ViacomCBS, Air & Liquid Systems and Warren Pumps, and granted the Elorreaga family's motion for partial summary judgment that the government contractor defense does not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 7, 2022
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2022)
The court granted General Electric and ViacomCBS's motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' claims for punitive damages and loss of consortium damages under general maritime law, but denied it as to the California negligence and strict…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · August 1, 2016 · in the opinion
Lund v. 3M Company (2016)
…district court case, Defendants argued that a Navy ship should not be considered a "product" for purposes of a strict liability claim. (Id. (citing Mack v. General Electric Co., 896 F. Supp. 2d 333, 345 (E…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 11, 2022
Shelton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2022)
…duration, proximity) to each defendant's products, by a qualitative or quantitative method, rather than relying on product presence and general causation principles. Causation; Expert Testimony; Maritime Law and Navy Ships; Choice of Law Worksites: USS…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · October 25, 2016
Ballard v. Ameron International Corporation (2016)
…part of the exposure. Enclave jurisdiction would also require all defendants to join the removal, and General Electric had said it did not consent. Ameron had made no showing for federal officer removal. The court also…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · February 10, 2015
Hendricks v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2015)
…Hendricks plaintiffs' motion to remand to state court, finding General Electric failed to show SoCal Edison was fraudulently joined and did not obtain consent of all remaining defendants to removal; GE lost. A resident defendant is…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · September 15, 2021
Shelton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2021)
Frank Shelton, Jr. and Jennifer Schuyler sued dozens of companies, alleging that Shelton developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during Navy service from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He worked as a Machinist Mate aboard the USS…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · February 25, 2019
Harris v. CBS Corporation (2019)
Michael Roy Harris and his wife Elsie sued CBS Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand (IR) and other companies in California state court in Alameda County. They brought personal injury and loss of consortium claims. Michael Harris has malignant mesothelioma,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · July 3, 2019
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
Debbie Viale and Amber Jacobs sued Air & Liquid Systems (successor to Buffalo Pumps), Foster Wheeler, GE, Calaveras and other companies in California state court. They alleged Ronald Viale developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure at several…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · May 21, 2019
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
Debbie Viale, individually and as representative of the estate of Ronald Viale, and Amber Jacobs sued many companies, alleging that Mr. Viale was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products at various work sites and developed mesothelioma,…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 30, 2021
Pizarro v. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (2021)
Renato Pizarro and his wife sued NASSCO, Pep Boys and other companies, alleging his mesothelioma came from asbestos exposure. The opinion describes two sources. One was the Navy overhaul of the USS Bristol County, where plaintiffs say NASSCO removed…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 12, 2020
Pizarro v. Astra Flooring Company (2020)
Renato Pizarro alleged he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure while working as a mechanic aboard Navy ships from 1975 to 1998. He and his wife Mercedita sued a number of companies in California state court, including National Steel and…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 3, 1998 · in the opinion
Scheiding v. General Motors Corp. (1998)
…230, 67 S.Ct. 1146, 91 L.Ed. 1447.) Accordingly, "\[p\]reemption fundamentally is a question of congressional intent." (English v. General Electric Co. (1990) 496 U.S. 72, 78-79, 110 S.Ct. 2270, 110…
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Court case · California Supreme Court · May 23, 2016 · in the opinion
Webb v. Special Electric Company, Inc. (2016)
…suppliers "to develop expertise regarding a multitude of different end-products and to investigate the actual use of raw materials by manufacturers over whom the supplier has no control." (Ibid.) Artiglio v. General Electric Co., supra…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 5, 2024 · in the opinion
Speck v. CBS Corporation (2024)
…Speck was to any work done on or around a General Electric product or product of another defendant\[,\]" and has "no idea" about the quantity of asbestos fibers to which Speck may have been exposed by…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · August 6, 2012 · in the opinion
Harris v. CBS Corporation (2012)
…Airlines, Inc., 504 U.S. 374, 383, 112 S. Ct. 2031, 2036 (1992); English v. General Electric Company, 496 U.S. 72, 78-79, 110 S. Ct. 2270, 2275 (1990); Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co., 485…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 8, 2014 · in the opinion
Gottschall v. Crane Co. (2014)
…Johnson court's explicit approval of the reasoning of the federal court in In re Related Asbestos Cases. \[Johnson, supra,\] 43 Cal.4th at 69-70." (Gottschall v. General Electric (E.D.Pa., Dec. 9, 2011…
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Court case · California Supreme Court · January 12, 2012 · in the opinion
O'neil v. Crane Co. (2012)
…981 P.2d 978\]; cf. Artiglio v. General Electric Co., supra, 61 Cal.App.4th at pp. 838-839 \[foreseeability of harm from a finished product is not sufficient to impose a duty to warn on…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 29, 2013 · in the opinion
Pfeifer v. John Crane, Inc. (2013)
…which specifies when a supplier of goods is subject to liability for providing dangerous items lacking suitable warnings to users either "\directly or through a third person.'"\[2\] (Mack v. General Electric Co. (E.D.Pa…