43 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · March 30, 2022
Ripple v. CBS Corporation (2022)
Richard Counter was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 2015 and married his longtime partner in July 2015. He sued several companies, alleging he inhaled asbestos from the 1950s through the 1990s during military service at sea, at industrial plants…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · May 28, 2008
Williams v. American Optical Corporation (2008)
A group of Florida plaintiffs, including a personal representative for Wayne Smith, sued American Optical and other companies for asbestosis, which is lung disease and pleural thickening from asbestos exposure. They filed suit before Florida's 2005…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · June 20, 2018 · in the opinion
Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (2018)
…Ford Motor Company, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Genuine Parts Company, Gould Pumps, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, FPL, and Bechtel.\[1\] The complaint gives a short description of…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · December 27, 2017 · in the opinion
Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (2017)
…Ford Motor Company, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Genuine Parts Company, Gould Pumps, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, FPL, and Bechtel.\[1\] The complaint gives a short description of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 2, 2012 · in the opinion
Faddish v. Buffalo Pumps (2012)
…U.S. at 534, 115 S.Ct. 1043; Reynolds v. General Electric Co., 2012 WL 2835500 (E.D.Pa.2012). On the other hand, if the worker's exposure was primarily land based, then, even if…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · July 11, 2016 · in the opinion
Waite v. Aii Acquisition Corp. (2016)
…591, 113 S.Ct. 2786). "For example, there is no fit where a large analytical leap must be made between the facts and the opinion." Id. (citing General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · November 9, 2016 · in the opinion
Crane Co. v. DeLisle (2016)
…Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993), General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136, 118 S.Ct. 512, 139 L.Ed.2d 508…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 22, 2017 · in the opinion
Kelly v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC (2017)
…asbestos fibers — were inhaled and became embedded in the lungs of the plaintiffs without their knowledge or consent. This, like the electric shock suffered by the plaintiff in Clark \[v. Choctawhatchee, 107 So.2d 609 (Fla…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · July 8, 2011 · in the opinion
American Optical Corporation v. Spiewak (2011)
…does not accrue, for limitations purposes, until the injured party discovers or has a "duty to discover the act constituting an invasion of his legal rights." Creviston v. General Motors Corp., 225 So. 2d 331, 334 …
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida · June 7, 1996 · in the opinion
Matter of Celotex Corp. (1996)
…Hatfield conducted a personal inspection of the building and described the overall condition of the Spraycraft in the building as fair.\[146\] The Spraycraft was installed primarily above suspended ceilings and in mechanical and electrical closets…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · September 6, 2006
Fernandez v. Union Carbide Corp. (2006)
…raising evidence issues. At trial, medical records from his general physician's chart surfaced that neither side had seen before, including a pulmonologist's report. The trial court admitted that report but excluded handwritten notes of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · December 12, 2023
Gallo v. Carnival Corporation (2023)
…on the ships. His widow and daughter sued Carnival and several manufacturers in Texas state court under the Jones Act, general maritime law and Texas law. Carnival removed the case to federal court, arguing that arbitration…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · August 23, 2018
Waite v. Aii Acquisition Corp. (2018)
…tort, and a corporation is not at home in a state, or deemed to consent to general jurisdiction, merely by substantial business there or by registering and appointing a service agent under Florida law. Personal Jurisdiction…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · July 10, 2018
Stevenson v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (2018)
…in part that the Florida federal court lacked personal jurisdiction over it. The plaintiff conceded there was no general jurisdiction and argued for specific jurisdiction. She relied on the predecessor's Florida business registration and registered…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · October 15, 2018 · in the opinion
DeLisle v. Crane Co. (2018)
…in every proceeding. However, this Court's case law makes clear that a proper and thorough application of Frye allows the trial judge to inquire [\1235] beyond bare assertions of general acceptance. Daubert, on the other…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · March 13, 2008
Marley v. Elliot Turbomachinery Co., Inc. (2008)
…defense and show a causal nexus to its official duties, without proving the defense on the merits. General affidavits from Navy admirals suffice at the removal stage. Failure to Warn; Government Contractor Defense and Removal; Venue…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · October 19, 2014 · in the opinion
Oneal v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2014)
…Court must consider whether Oneal's claims are governed by federal admiralty law or by state law. In general, admiralty law applies to a tort action when the alleged tort occurred on navigable waters and the…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · May 17, 2017 · in the opinion
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft v. Jones (2017)
…Jurisdiction and Minimum Contacts Mrs. Jones concedes that general jurisdiction does not lie and that she is proceeding only on a theory of specific jurisdiction under section 48.193(1)(a)(6), which provides for specific…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · March 17, 1988 · in the opinion
Celotex Corp. v. Meehan (1988)
…allow an expansion of a statute of limitations period when the change is made before the cause of action is barred by the prior statutory limitation period. Corbett v. General Engineering & Machinery Co., 160 Fla. 879…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · March 29, 2016 · in the opinion
Dugas v. 3M Company (2016)
…basic training, Mr. Dugas was assigned to be an aviation structural mechanic or metal-smith ("AMS"). Id. His job duties were general aircraft maintenance, which included documenting and repairing defects. Id. at 20-21. The Navy…