7 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · March 30, 2018
Stearns v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (2018)
The court denied General Electric's summary judgment motion on the main negligence, warranty and gross negligence counts because the Massachusetts statute of repose did not bar them, allowed it on the naval-exposure and separate…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 9, 2018
Burleigh v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2018)
The magistrate judge allowed General Electric's motion, ruling that Maine law, not Massachusetts law, governs the wrongful death damages and punitive damages issues and, for now, the contribution issues. Under the Restatement (Second) of Conflict…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · May 4, 2009
Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009)
…Foster Wheeler, Viad, General Electric and Elliott Turbo Machinery) removed the case to federal court. They relied on the federal officer removal statute and the federal contractor defense, arguing the Navy would not have allowed asbestos…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · July 7, 2023
McIsaac v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2023)
…asbestos exposure; by May 2023 all had settled except Buffalo Pumps' successor, Air & Liquid Systems, and General Electric. Buffalo moved for summary judgment. The court applied maritime law because some exposure occurred on Navy vessels, which…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · February 1, 2024
Ciolino v. Keystone Shipping Co. (2024)
…merchant seaman, sued Keystone Shipping Co. and Keystone Management Services, Inc. under the Jones Act and general maritime law. He claimed negligence, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure for injuries from asbestos exposure on Keystone vessels. He…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · April 7, 2008 · in the opinion
O'connell v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2008)
…information. The Navy specifications for these manuals contained detailed direction as to the kinds of information to be included.... The Navy relied on its training and procedures regarding general shipboard safety hazards, such as asbestos. The…
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Court case · Massachusetts Appeals Court · December 11, 1997 · in the opinion
Thayer v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation (1997)
…Mass. App. Ct. 423, 427 (1981). See also Swartz v. General Motors Corp., 375 Mass. 628, 631 (1978) (privity a valid defense where sale and injury both occurred prior to 1973); Mansfield v. GAF Corp., 5…