15 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 25, 2022
Falgout v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2022)
…Marie Falgout. The opinion does not name her disease. Avondale brought a third-party complaint against Foster Wheeler, General Electric (GE) and Amchem, seeking their share of any amounts it might owe the plaintiffs. Mr. Falgout…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 22, 2019
Berry v. Anco Insulations (2019)
…West Monroe wife of mill electrical and instrumentation technician who laundered his work clothes West Monroe Paper Mill West Monroe 1961-2010; wife of mill electrical and instrumentation technician who laundered his work clothes West Monroe…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 2, 2004
Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (2004)
…not know of mesothelioma specifically. It reinstated liability for CertainTeed, Fibreboard and Flintkote, found no error as to Foster Wheeler and General Electric, and removed Gasket Holding. It upheld the damage awards. Exxon owed a virile…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 2, 2004 · in the opinion
Torrejon v. Mobil Oil Co. (2004)
…Torrejon was uncertain as to the length of time he was there. • General Electric — worked on boilers and turbines and the heating and cooling system. • Colonial House (a hotel) in Las Vegas — 1959 to early 1960…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · October 21, 1998 · in the opinion
Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (1998)
…Bordelon's health. The trial court has much discretion in assessing general damages, and an appellate court should not modify the award unless it is beyond that which a reasonable trier of fact could assess for…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · March 28, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…and Johnny Johnson. CBS Corporation, formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Westinghouse), settled and dismissed their appeals with all plaintiffs but Earlven Gauthe and Johnny Johnson after oral argument, but days before…
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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 · September 7, 2022 · in the opinion
Adams v. Eagle, Inc. (2022)
"General causation is whether a substance is capable of causing a particular injury or condition in the general population, while specific causation is whether a substance caused a particular individual's injury."\[61\] Because of the…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 1, 2021
Lege v. Union Carbide Corporation (2021)
…affirmed the judgment for the Leges, including the 51% fault allocation to Birla. A jury's allocation of fault and general damages is reviewed for manifest error or abuse of discretion, and exposure need not be…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 13, 2022 · in the opinion
Falgout v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2022)
…Trevino v. General Dynamics Corporation, where the Fifth Circuit determined the first element of the Boyle defense was not satisfied when the government specification at issue only requires compliance with minimal or general standards, the Adams…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · September 11, 2019 · in the opinion
Parfait v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2019)
…Co., 149 F.3d 387, 397 (5th Cir. 1998). Another feature distinguishing the federal officer removal statute from the general removal statute is that, unlike § 1441(a),\[6\] § 1442(a) must be liberally construed. See Watson…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 1, 2014 · in the opinion
Smith v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014)
…at 3. "In general, a premises owner has a duty of exercising reasonable care for the safety of persons on its premises and a duty of not exposing such persons to unreasonable risks of injury or…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 5, 2000 · in the opinion
Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2000)
…should be held strictly liable for the injuries that Brunet sustained. The trial court did not err in awarding Brunet $250,000 in general damages. I do not believe that the award is beyond that which…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · June 10, 2015 · in the opinion
Jordan v. Thatcher Street, LLC (2015)
…factual support for elements essential to the plaintiffs' negligence and strict liability claims. Even considering the general duty owed by premises owners, Jordan's deposition does not address or provide factual support to show that PCC…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · April 11, 2001 · in the opinion
Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2001)
…that economic theories which attempt to extrapolate the "value" of human life from various studies of wages, costs, etc., have no place in the calculation of general damages. See also Mistich v. Volkswagen of Germany, Inc…