10 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · March 13, 2008
Woody v. AW Chesterton Company (2008)
Wayne Woody, an insulator, and his wife Rebecca sued dozens of companies after he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006; he died shortly after the suit was filed. In 1979 the Woodys had sued 25 companies over his asbestosis and settled in…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · January 4, 2021 · in the opinion
Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2021)
There the canon avoids not contradiction but the superfluity of a specific provision that is swallowed by the general one, "violat\[ing\] the cardinal rule that, if possible, effect shall be given to every clause and…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · June 7, 2011 · in the opinion
Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc. (2011)
…plans of reorganization for Raybestos and Johns Manville had been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court before Mrs. Nye filed her complaint.\[11\] As a general matter, confirmation of the plan of reorganization ends the automatic stay…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee · December 6, 1988 · in the opinion
Potts v. Celotex Corp. (1988)
…pleural thickening or asbestosis, then this change in the law must come from the Supreme Court of Tennessee or the Tennessee General Assembly. It is not a change which this court is allowed to make. Therefore…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · April 19, 2007 · in the opinion
Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company, Inc. (2007)
…"Thus, the imposition of a legal duty reflects society's contemporary policies and social requirements concerning the right of individuals and the general public to be protected from another's act or conduct." Bradshaw, 854 S…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · July 22, 2019 · in the opinion
Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2019)
…the general duty of care includes a duty to warn when the manufacturer "knows or has reason to know" that its product "is or is likely to be dangerous for the use for which it is…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · October 14, 2009 · in the opinion
Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc. (2009)
…S.W.3d 143 (Tenn. 2007), revisited Ridings, Snyder and Carroll. In Troup, Belz was a general contractor overseeing the construction of a warehouse. Troup, the plaintiff, was employed by Belz's subcontractor, Jolly. Another subcontractor…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · July 1, 2015 · in the opinion
Payne v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2015)
…a diesel locomotive, inside the cab or just in the general area." He acknowledged that "diesel fumes would go \[\] into the air in the general direction back toward the caboose, the cab of the engine and…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · March 1, 2001 · in the opinion
Mackie v. Young Sales Corp. (2001)
…related injury has resulted in the employee's death, workers' compensation benefits are to be paid to the surviving dependents of the employee. Jones v. General Accident Ins. Co. of America, 856 S.W.2d 133…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · November 28, 1978 · in the opinion
Daniels v. Combustion Engineering, Inc. (1978)
… and fifth, the legal existence of the first suit. "The general rules above laid down have been held applicable, notwithstanding the fact that one suit is at law and the other in equity. Because a deposition…