36 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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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 · California Court of Appeal · November 17, 2009 · in the opinion
Merrill v. Leslie Controls, Inc. (2009)
…retain an expert in every finished product manufacturer's line of business and second-guess the finished product manufacturer whenever any of its employees received any information about any potential problems.'" (Artiglio v. General Electric Co.
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 28, 2015 · in the opinion
Marteney v. Union Carbide Corp. (2015)
…product, provided that their own parts or material were nondefective, and they did not exercise control over the end product. (Artiglio v. General Electric. Co. (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 830, 838-840.) In Walker, the…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 25, 2021 · in the opinion
Putt v. Ford Motor Co. (In re Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2021)
…CBS Corporation; Certain-Teed Corporation; Crown Cork & Seal Company; Forest River, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; General Electric Company; Genuine Parts Company; Industrial Holdings Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company; John Crane Inc.; Kelly Moore Paint Company, Inc…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 21, 2016 · in the opinion
Baeza v. Special Electric Company, Inc. (2016)
…BACKGROUND According to the general allegations of the operative fourth amended complaint, David was then a 54-year-old male with mesothelioma who was environmentally exposed as a bystander to asbestos fibers supplied by Special Electric…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 15, 2015 · in the opinion
Soto v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc. (2015)
…pain and suffering of the decedent, which is not recoverable as a general rule." The court nonetheless permitted Gabriel to testify about "\[h\]elping out Grandpa towards the end," including giving him morphine, changing his diapers…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 28, 2017 · in the opinion
Sandoval v. American Appliance Manufacturing Corp. (2017)
…reflect a common source, as they rely on duties subject to the Rowland test under Civil Code section 1714, which "establishes a general duty to exercise ordinary care in one's activities." (Kesner, supra, at pp…
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Court case · California Supreme Court · August 28, 1997 · in the opinion
Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997)
…contained both amosite and chrysotile asbestos fibers. John McKinley, who worked as an electrician at Mare Island, recalled working with Rutherford in the early 1950's. He testified that Rutherford and he were often required to…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 29, 2007 · in the opinion
Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation (2007)
…The court explained that the employer was a "sophisticated organization" and it did not have to be "told that gasoline is volatile and that sparks from an electrical connection or friction can cause ignition." (Ibid.) Subsequently…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 29, 2024 · in the opinion
Watts v. Pneumo Abex, LLC (2024)
…of Review We discussed the long-established law governing directed verdicts in North Counties Engineering, Inc. v. State Farm General Ins. Co. (2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 902, 920 \[169 Cal.Rptr.3d 726\] (North Counties)…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 19, 2017 · in the opinion
Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2017)
…1078 \[109 Cal.Rptr.3d 371\], the plaintiffs alleged that the decedent had been exposed to asbestos by Bechtel Construction at two Pacific Gas and Electric sites constructed by Bechtel, "Contra Costa Buildings 6 and 7…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 17, 2017 · in the opinion
Phillips v. Honeywell International Inc. (2017)
…that is the most deadly of the three. It also described the general agreement that the diseases are positively correlated to the intensity and duration of exposure to asbestos dust, but noted "there is no conclusive…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 4, 2009 · in the opinion
Ransom v. Calaveras Asbestos, Ltd. (2009)
…pipe between 1971 and 1976. While working with asbestos cement pipe, Mr. Cookus used an electric saw to cut pipe in a trench. Dust would blow all over the place. Mr. Cookus worked with the Alex…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 21, 2021 · in the opinion
Ann Strobel v. Johnson & Johnson (2021)
…upon, we think J&J has implicitly confirmed the reliability of Dr. Fitzgerald's sources by endorsing Dr. Sanchez's reliance on sources of the same general type. J&J attempts to argue that, without Dr…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 18, 2021 · in the opinion
Phipps v. Copeland Corporation LLC (2021)
…exposed to asbestos as a result of living for periods with his father, who as an electrician in the Navy came into contact with "asbestos-containing thermal insulation material." Mesothelioma, according to Copeland's medical expert…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 27, 2009 · in the opinion
Mahoney v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC (2009)
…her work history sheets, from speaking to Joan and her attorney, and from his general knowledge of the work practices of using joint compound in installing drywall—which included sanding, which creates dust, and sweeping the…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 14, 2019
Mettias v. The Pep Boys Manny, Moe & Jack of California (Laosd Asbestos Cases, 2019)
…refusal to give general negligence instructions and the misstatements in reading the instructions caused no prejudicial error. A party is entitled to instructions on every theory supported by substantial evidence, but not to general negligence instructions…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 17, 1995 · in the opinion
Sparks v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1995)
…the court was confronted with a complicated claim that General Motors' defective design of the wheel assembly and front floorboard enhanced the injuries the plaintiff suffered when another car collided with the left front wheel area…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 15, 2019 · in the opinion
Burch v. Certainteed Corporation (2019)
…There, a subcontractor's employee sued a general contractor for injuries caused by the collapse of the general contractor's scaffolding; Cal-OSHA provisions were introduced at trial to establish a duty of care and a…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 13, 2021 · in the opinion
Vanni v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2021)
…Dr. Horn could not give the likelihood of someone in the general population just developing pericardial mesothelioma without exposure to asbestos. He estimates it would be some fraction of the eight. After listening to the testimony…