27 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · February 8, 2012
Portland General Electric Company v. Ebasco Services, Inc. (2012)
…and vacated the supplemental fee judgment in favor of Portland General Electric. A court lacks jurisdiction to enter a default judgment for more than the amount prayed for in the complaint unless the defaulting party had…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Oregon · February 2, 2018
Coury v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2018)
…keeping the case in federal court under the federal officer removal statute for General Electric and CBS. A settlement-related email from a plaintiff's side can be an "other paper" under 28 U.S.C…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · March 4, 2009
Mason v. Mt. St. Joseph, Inc. (2009)
The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the estate's claims against General Electric, holding they were not product liability civil actions and were therefore barred by Oregon's 10-year negligence…
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State law · Oregon
Oregon Mesothelioma Lawyer: Asbestos Claims, Deadlines & Compensation
…226 Or. App. 392 (2009), the Court of Appeals held a mesothelioma death claim against General Electric, the owner of a warehouse where the worker was exposed in 1968, barred by § 12.115 because GE was…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · April 30, 1986 · in the opinion
Brown v. Saif (1986)
…his claim for medical services. We affirm. During January, 1983, claimant worked at a demolition project in downtown Portland as an electrician. Over the course of two weeks, he was exposed to asbestos dust. Shortly thereafter…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · April 22, 1998 · in the opinion
Purcell v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (1998)
…Bartells Company. With her on the brief was Graff & O'Neil. Robert B. Rocklin, Assistant Attorney General, waived appearance for cross-respondent Department of Justice, State of Oregon. Before DEITS, C.J.,\[\\] and RIGGS \[\\\] and LANDAU…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · August 26, 2020 · in the opinion
Golik v. CBS Corp. (2020)
…Cross-Respondent, v. CBS CORPORATION, fka Viacom, Inc., a Delaware corporation, sued as successor by merger with CBS Corporation, fka Westinghouse Electric Corporation, etal.; Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington corporation; and Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc.…
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Exposure sites · Oregon
Oregon Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage
…kiln operators, refractory workers, boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians. Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · February 15, 2006 · in the opinion
Weihl v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. (2006)
…in a general fashion. He then alleged that defendants were "regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, designing, processing, marketing, distributing, applying, repairing, and/or selling products containing asbestos fiber for use in electrical products and…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · December 8, 2021
Hoff v. Certainteed Corp. (2021)
…several companies, including Kaiser Gypsum, saying he was exposed to asbestos in drywall joint compound. Hoff worked for general contractor R.A. Gray Company, where he framed and finished buildings while drywall was sanded nearby, and…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · November 7, 2007
Dahlke v. Cascade Acoustics, Inc. (2007)
…in 1978 and 1979. The estate alleged that asbestos-containing asphalt tile flooring installed when the school was built in 1949 caused his death. The general contractor was the Donald M. Drake Company, which in 1972…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · April 10, 2013
Greer v. Ace Hardware Corporation (2013)
…summary judgment, the plaintiff must produce evidence identifying a specific asbestos-containing product the defendant made or supplied and to which the plaintiff was exposed; general assertions that "some" products contained asbestos, or guesswork, are not…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · December 29, 2010 · in the opinion
Griffin v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust (2010)
…in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party—here, plaintiff—and draw all reasonable inferences in plaintiff's favor. Jones v. General Motors Corp., 325 Or 404, 408, 939 P2d 608 (1997). Plaintiff worked as…
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Court case · Oregon Supreme Court · October 21, 1980 · in the opinion
Matter of Fossum (1980)
…by the employee's omission to claim, because the dependent is claiming in his own right. This view is consistent with the general principle, often found expressed in connection with employees' waivers, releases or compromise settlements…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Oregon · January 31, 2024 · in the opinion
Long v. 3M Company (2024)
…has a potentially disruptive impact on maritime commerce, and (2) the general character of the activity giving rise to the incident shows a substantial relationship to traditional maritime activity. Id. Before the Supreme Court announced the…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · June 21, 1995 · in the opinion
Estate of Strametz v. Spectrum Motor., Inc. (1995)
…intact. The dissent does not claim that the amendments changed the last injurious exposure rule enunciated in Meyer and Fossum. Instead, it attempts to assess the legislature's general intent. 135 Or.App. at 84. A…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · April 20, 2016 · in the opinion
McKenzie v. AW Chesterson Co. (2016)
…The Washington Supreme Court held that "the general rule" for common-law products liability cases that a product manufacturer has no duty "to warn of the dangers of exposure to asbestos in other manufacturers' products," articulated…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Oregon · December 28, 2023 · in the opinion
Chatfield v. Brenntag North America, Inc. (2023)
…joined." Id. (citation omitted). "A defendant invoking federal court diversity jurisdiction on the basis of fraudulent joinder bears a \heavy burden' since there is a \general presumption against \[finding\] fraudulent joinder.'" Id. (quoting Hunter v. Philip…
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Court case · Oregon Court of Appeals · March 31, 2005 · in the opinion
West v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2005)
…America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, individually and as successor-in-interest to Nuturn Corporation; Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation; General Motors, a Delaware corporation; G.I. Joe's, an Oregon corporation; Metalclad Insulation Corporation, a…
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Court case · Oregon Supreme Court · July 3, 1997 · in the opinion
Beneficiaries of Estate of Strametz v. Spectrum (1997)
…Special Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondents on review Spectrum Motorwerks, Inc., and SAIF Corporation. With him on the briefs were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General. Before…