25 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 22, 2010
Adamson v. General Elec. Co. (2010)
…Garlock, CBS/Westinghouse, General Electric and Union Carbide (no proof of exposure to their asbestos products), against the estate's executor. To survive summary judgment, a plaintiff must present evidence that the defendant's asbestos-containing…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 20, 2012 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Fields (2012)
…and Doyle, P. J., concur. \[1\] We note that this Court granted General Electric Company's motion to withdraw its appeal from Case No. A11A2025. \[2\] OCGA § 51-12-33 (d) provides as follows: (d) (1…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · June 15, 2011 · in the opinion
Butler v. Union Carbide Corporation (2011)
…may draw from the opinions of the United States Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993); General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136 (1997); Kumho Tire Co…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · May 28, 2019
McKENNEY'S Inc. v. Sinyard (2019)
…Discovery Worksites: Piedmont Hospital; General Motors assembly plant (DeKalb County); General Motors assembly plant, DeKalb County union pipefitter, welder, then foreman or supervisor Piedmont Hospital 1986-1989; union pipefitter General Motors assembly plant, DeKalb County 1995
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · November 22, 2006 · in the opinion
Putzel Elect. Contractors v. Jones (2006)
…under such employer, was contracted while the employee was so engaged, and has resulted from a hazard characteristic of the employment in excess of the hazards of such disease attending employment in general. OCGA § 34-9…
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Court case · Georgia Supreme Court · September 9, 2013 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific, LLC v. Fields (2013)
…GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as a successor in interest to BICC CABLES CORP." For the purposes of this opinion, we assume that "Phelps Dodge" is incorporated in references to BICC CABLES CORP., or GENERAL…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 10, 2022 · in the opinion
Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022)
The record shows that Georgia Power is the majority owner of both plants, with the balance owned by Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, the City of Dalton, and Oglethorpe Power Company. But under the terms of…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · June 30, 2021 · in the opinion
Georgia Power Company v. Campbell (2021)
…"a plaintiff must offer proof of general causation—that exposure to a substance is capable of causing a particular injury or disease—and proof of specific causation—that exposure to a substance under the circumstances of…
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Exposure sites · Georgia
Georgia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage
…foundries, all insulated and lined with asbestos, and the millwrights, pipefitters, and electricians who kept the lines running worked around it every shift. General Motors Lakewood assembly plant Public and commercial buildings. Office towers, hospitals, schools…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · July 16, 2015
Fletcher v. Water Applications Distribution (2015)
The Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Water Applications and for CertainTeed on the manufacturing-defect and general negligence claims, but reversed summary judgment for CertainTeed on Fletcher's design defect and failure-to-warn…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 14, 2001
Hoffman v. AC&S, Inc. (2001)
…site at some unspecified time during the 1960s is insufficient. An expert's general opinion that workers were exposed to asbestos products does not supply the missing link to a particular defendant. Product Identification; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · May 27, 2016
Thurmon v. Georgia Pacific, LLC (2016)
…the injury. Exposure to third-party asbestos gaskets used on the defendant's valves was not enough, and the court did not need to adopt a general 'bare metal defense'. Product Identification; Failure to Warn; Design…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · December 27, 2013
Cabasug v. Crane Company (2013)
…law, the court found no evidence that Emhart's distillers contained asbestos components or that Emhart supplied asbestos replacement parts, and the expert's statements were too general. The Griscom-Russell company dissolved in 1962, before…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · February 27, 2018 · in the opinion
Davis v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (2018)
…In a related claim of error, Appellant contends that general rules of statutory construction support his interpretation. "Where applicable, the Workers' Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy to an employee injured by accident arising out of…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · November 3, 2023 · in the opinion
Bowers v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2023)
…917 F.2d at 964 (finding speculative testimony inadmissible). Moreover, Blickenstaff's opinion based on these studies often conflated general and specific causation. He stated that it was unnecessary to connect Luther's specific jobs to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia · March 28, 2018 · in the opinion
Farmer v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (2018)
…296-1 ¶ 19.) Testimony from another case regarding Honeywell's general practices without any evidence that such practices were followed in this case is not sufficient to create a genuine issue as to a material fact. \…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · January 26, 1982 · in the opinion
Starling v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co. (1982)
…The label, intentional tort, is merely a general descriptive term for specific types of tortious conduct which share the common element that the actor intended to injure the object of his action. Prosser, Law of Torts…
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State law · Georgia
Georgia Mesothelioma Lawyer: Asbestos Claims, Deadlines & Compensation
…Georgia's general rule for latent injuries is to the same effect: a claim accrues when the plaintiff knew or should have known of the injury and its causal connection to the defendant's conduct (King…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Knight (2015)
…tested; whether it has been the subject of peer review; whether the theory has a known or potential error rate; and whether the theory has gained general acceptance in the scientific community. Daubert, 509 U.S…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · October 28, 2021 · in the opinion
Johnson & Johnson v. Shiver (2021)
…limitation could prompt unimpaired claimants to bring suit to protect their ability to recover.\[5\] The General Assembly explicitly stated that the purpose of the Act was to give priority to claimants who could demonstrate actual…