22 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · May 19, 2014
Rost v. Ford Motor Company (2014)
Richard Rost and his wife Joyce sued Ford Motor Company and other defendants, alleging that asbestos exposure caused his mesothelioma. All defendants except Ford settled before trial. Rost testified that in 1950 he worked for several months at a…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 21, 2004
Jessop v. Acf Industries, LLC (2004)
…Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka shops and rail yard; Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Topeka electrician Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka sixteen year career
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · November 9, 2021
Data v. AO Smith Corporation (2021)
Darlene Data sued many companies in her own right and as executrix of her husband Michael Data's estate. Mr. Data served in the Navy aboard the USS Newport News from 1969 to 1973. He later worked at Mesta Machine and then at the West Pittsburgh…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · December 19, 2008 · in the opinion
Wright v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…Co., Crane Packing, Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., Ford Motor Co., Foster Wheeler Corp., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., General Motors Corp., Goulds Pumps, Inc., Green Tweed & Co., Inc., Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · November 22, 2016 · in the opinion
Rost v. Ford Motor Co. (2016)
…10/7/2011, at 8-11. The jury also found that the products of three companies with asbestos-containing equipment at Metropolitan Edison (General Electric, Ingersoll-Rand, and Westinghouse) were also substantial causes of Rost's…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · December 19, 2008 · in the opinion
Weible v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008)
…Crane Packing, Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., Dresser Industries, Inc., Foster Wheeler Corp., Inc., Garlock, Inc., General Electric Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp., Goulds Pumps, Inc., Green Tweed & Co., Inc., Hajoca Plumbing Co., J.H. France Refractories…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania · February 20, 2019 · in the opinion
Gorton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
…Industries, Inc., Counterclaim Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Ryan, Jr., Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. General Electric Company, Cross Claimant, represented by John Patrick McShea, III, McShea Law Firm, PC. Pfizer, Inc. & McCormick Asbestos Company, Cross…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · February 11, 2009 · in the opinion
Burger v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2009)
…he performed automotive repairs and, from the early 1950's to the early 1980's, he used brakes from Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Pep Boys, and NAPA stores. Deposition of Jon Burger, dated 3/29/06…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · April 28, 2022 · in the opinion
Smeal v. Clark Equipment Company (2022)
…For the following reasons, I will deny both Motions for Summary Judgment. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND For purposes of general background, the following facts are derived from the evidence submitted by the parties. Where there is conflicting…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · August 27, 2014 · in the opinion
Smith v. Bmw OF North America LLC (2014)
…same vein, in Burch, the fact Sears sold an electric power mower under its own brand name, "Craftsman," weighed in favor of holding Sears liable although it was not the manufacturer of the mower. Burch v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania · March 19, 2018 · in the opinion
Gorton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2018)
…4.) Specifically, Mr. Gorton performed "brake jobs, minor repairs, electrical repairs, and even pump\[ed\]...gas." (ECF No. 230-2 at 2, 5.) Mr. Gorton while employed by Olson Brothers performed "\[p\]robably a half a…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · December 28, 2007 · in the opinion
Gregg v. VJ Auto Parts Company (2007)
…of Mr. Gregg's exposure concretely, he maintains that the more general references in the testimony are circumstantial evidence that Mr. Gregg performed brake changes with asbestos-containing products from Appellant's store more frequently. Further…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · April 30, 2010
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2010)
…causation testimony on scientific theories the parties never raised and no expert supported, and extrapolation from higher to lower doses and the absence of supporting epidemiology do not by themselves defeat general acceptance. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · July 23, 2018
Gilbert v. Advance Auto Parts (2018)
…specific defendant's product was frequent, regular and proximate; general testimony that a parts store or vehicle make was used at the workplace, without evidence tying the decedent to that product, is too speculative to survive…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · May 23, 2012 · in the opinion
Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2012)
He did not question the pathologist's opinion in terms of general causation, but he expressed circumspection concerning how that opinion translated to substantial-factor causation. See N.T., Aug. 17, 2005, at 105. For example…
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Court case · U.S. Supreme Court · February 29, 2012 · in the opinion
Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. (2012)
…Ante, at 1268. That is insufficient. Not every state law that "could be said to affect tangentially" matters within the regulated field is pre-empted. English v. General Elec. Co., 496 U.S. 72, 85, 110…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · April 15, 2015 · in the opinion
Stellar v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2015)
…Gen. Motors Corp., 170 F.3d 367 (3d Cir.1999). \[7\] Although not unique to this Court, or to asbestos litigation in general, the substance of Plaintiffs' complaint merits discussion. Asbestos litigation in Northampton County, Pennsylvania…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 16, 2011 · in the opinion
Anderson v. Salmon Bay and Gravel Co. (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, 2011)
…testimony. Second, with regard to Dr. Brody, Plaintiffs state that he was provided no case-specific materials and offers opinions only as to general causation. (Resp. at 5.) Plaintiffs also allege that Dr. Brody did not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · February 3, 2009 · in the opinion
Kurns v. AW Chesterton (2009)
…612. The Supreme Court struck down the state law, reasoning that: \[T\]he power delegated to the \[Interstate Commerce\] Commission by the Boiler Inspection Act as amended is a general one. It extends to the design…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · July 21, 2010 · in the opinion
Summers v. Certainteed Corp. (2010)
…breath. In so finding, Dr. Gelfand noted that, while the obstructive lung condition due to smoking showed "some improvement," in general, the reduction in lung diffusion remained severe. See Report of Dr. Gelfand concerning Frederick Summers…