21 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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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 · 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 Court of Appeal · November 8, 2010 · in the opinion
Reaser v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)
…whether substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding that a suitable forum exists. (Guimei v. General Electric Co. (2009) 172 Cal.App.4th 689, 696.) Here appellants claim the lower court erred in finding that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 11, 2019 · in the opinion
Viale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
…Inc, Defendant, represented by Jennifer Denise Fitzpatrick, Dehay & Elliston, LLP. Exxonmobile Corporation, Defendant, represented by Susan A. Ogdie, DeHay & Elliston LLP. General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by Derek S. Johnson, WFBM, LLP, Charles T. Sheldon, WFBM…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 17, 2015
Casey v. Dynalectric Company (2015)
…The Court of Appeal reversed. It held that California's General Industry Safety Orders on harmful dust created a duty to use reasonable care against exposing others to significant industrial dust, whether or not asbestos was…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 23, 1994 · in the opinion
Smith v. ACandS, Inc. (1994)
…The specifications provide that the contractor is to comply with all safety regulations and eliminate hazards to its own and other workers and that all work is subject to general supervision and inspection by PG&E…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 11, 2017 · in the opinion
Stewart v. Union Carbide Corporation (2017)
…Accordingly, each heir has a \personal and separate cause of action'" and the wrongful death claims of some heirs may proceed even where the claims of other heirs are barred. (San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v…
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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 · January 21, 2016 · in the opinion
Casey v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. (2016)
…the following information: a. Proffered Opinion Mr. van der Bogert was given a "pretty general, broad" task: "Read the testimony and form an opinion relative to the interactions or potential interactions between, in this case specifically…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 13, 2012
Casey v. Perini Corporation (2012)
The Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for general contractor Perini Corporation against plaintiffs Patricia and John Casey, holding the trial court properly excluded plaintiffs' expert declaration and that plaintiffs offered only speculation about exposure. An…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 19, 2018
Hubbard v. California Water Service Company (2018)
…the party asserting the exception to a hirer's general non-liability for a contractor's employees bears the burden of proving that the contractor neither knew nor could reasonably be expected to know of the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · December 12, 2024 · in the opinion
Dunlavey v. 3M Company (2024)
…2024. United States District Court, C.D. California. CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, District Judge. Proceedings (In Chambers): ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE COURT \[49\] Before the Court is a Motion to…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 27, 2019 · in the opinion
Schildknegt v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp. (2019)
…App.4th 246, 251-254 \[affirming summary judgment in favor of general contractor on ground plaintiff lacked evidence he was present when the general contractor's employees performed insulation work likely to release asbestos dust\]; Casey…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 6, 2013 · in the opinion
Klinger v. Alderete (2013)
…p. 34.) Although the defendant in Campbell was a property owner, not a general contractor employer, at least some of the reasoning expressed in Campbell for finding no liability would potentially apply to the underlying lawsuit…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 4, 2021 · in the opinion
Swanson v. The Marley-Wylain Co. (2021)
…If the instruction is incomplete or erroneous the trial judge may, as he did here, properly refuse it."'" (Olive v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (2018) 30 Cal.App.5th 804, 813 \[242 Cal.Rptr.3d 15\]…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 13, 1996 · in the opinion
Hansen v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1996)
…is one of the four plaintiffs in the wrongful death action of Mary Hansen. [\761] (5) "The general rule is that \an appeal reviews the correctness of a judgment as of the time of its rendition…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 16, 2010 · in the opinion
Stewart v. Union Carbide Corporation (2010)
…by asbestos, that medical tests showed that there were asbestos fibers in his lungs, that such fibers are not found in the general population, and that he had had a significant exposure to asbestos. Based on…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 8, 2017 · in the opinion
Paulus v. JM Manufacturing Co., Inc. (2017)
…so by letter brief, and they have done so. Appellant argues the court retains jurisdiction under the general authority of Code of Civil Procedure section 128 (courts have power to "compel obedience to its judgments, orders…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 30, 2002 · in the opinion
McGonnell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc. (2002)
…summary judgment was reversed on appeal. In Scheiding, a general contractor defendant supported its summary judgment motion with a declaration from counsel stating that the plaintiff did not mention the defendant in discovery. (Id. at p…