5 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · March 11, 2021
Sebright v. General Electric Co. (2021)
…Navy sailor. A plaintiff must also show that a defendant's specific product contained asbestos, and loss of consortium and parental society claims are not available under general maritime law in this circuit. Causation; Product Identification;…
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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 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · December 4, 2018
Stearns v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (2018)
…260, § 2B bars the estate's asbestos tort claims against General Electric, even though the disease has a long latency and GE had control of the site; this favored GE and went against the Oliver estate…
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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 · September 1, 2023
Cook v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (2023)
…maritime law applies, with state law only supplementing where maritime law is silent. General maritime law does not bar loss of consortium, punitive or survival damages against a manufacturer in such a case. Product Identification; The…