13 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…or supplying an asbestos-containing product. Nonetheless, plaintiffs argue that General Electric can be held liable for its failure to warn of the dangers associated with asbestos insulation. According to plaintiffs, defendant was aware that asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Becnel v. Lamorak Insurance Co. (2022)
…of America, Inc. (Rec. Doc. 739), Foster-Wheeler LLC (Rec. Docs. 693, 726, 730), General Electric Company (Rec. Docs. 702, 705), and ViacomCBS Inc. (Rec. Docs. 727, 729), plaintiffs' respective oppositions to each motion (Rec. Docs…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · August 28, 2018 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2018)
…Weiner, LLC, Lee Blanton Ziffer, Kuchler Polk Weiner, LLC & Monique M. Weiner, Kuchler Polk Weiner, LLC. General Electric Company & Genuine Parts Company, Defendants, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III, Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · August 20, 2015 · in the opinion
Oddo v. Asbestos Corporation Ltd. (2015)
…Inc. (Higgins") between 1947 and 1954; working as an appliance repairman for Westinghouse Electric in the late 1950s; working on diesel truck rigs for Cummins Sales & Services ("Cummins") in the 1960s; working for Lummis as an…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 30, 2002
Hennegan v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. (2002)
…Garlock 80 percent at fault and the settling employer 20 percent, and awarded $2,500,000 in general damages plus $596,769.62 in special damages. On appeal Garlock argued that the court shifted the burden…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 22, 2023 · in the opinion
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
However, Avondale argues that Plaintiff's self-serving testimony and this general policy cannot be enough to subject it to liability for negligence (Rec. Doc. 568, at 3). Avondale states that this evidence "does not translate…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 1, 2022 · in the opinion
Labarre v. Bienville Auto Parts Inc. (2022)
…1980s and 1990s) raising the question of Bienville's general knowledge about the dangers of asbestos-containing products.\[63\] Because there is at least some evidence that Bienville knew or should have known that the products…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 7, 2019 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2019)
…to this case is thus incorrect. In any event, Dr. Staggs's general causation testimony clearly considers both types of asbestos and the possible differences between them. He acknowledges that, "some scientist\[s\] believe there's…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 19, 2021 · in the opinion
Labarre v. Bienville Auto Parts, Inc. (2021)
…original). In Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Co., the other paper that started the clock for removal was a deposition transcript that showed the plaintiff personally worked with asbestos in the construction of federal ships. 2016…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · February 12, 2025 · in the opinion
Alford v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc. (2025)
…Supreme Court in Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. ("Halphen I"): There is general agreement upon the most basic principles of strict tort products liability. In order to recover from a manufacturer, the plaintiff must prove…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 23, 2019 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Co. (2019)
…DISCUSSION In their amended complaint, plaintiffs have alleged claims against Ford for: (1) general negligence under Louisiana Civil Code article 2315; (2) employer liability in Ford's capacity as Victor Michel's employer under Louisiana Revised…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 30, 2023 · in the opinion
Ragusa v. Louisiana Guaranty Insurance Association (2023)
…Expert testimony is required to establish causation, and a court may admit specific-causation evidence only after the plaintiff has produced admissible evidence on general causation. Id. To show specific causation in a toxic tort case…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · January 21, 2020 · in the opinion
Michel v. Ford Motor Company (2020)
…slightly weighs this factor in favor of allowing the amendment. Next, the Court considers the importance of the amendment. In general, under Louisiana law, the owner or operator of a facility has the duty of exercising…