4 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 · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Blackmon v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2014)
…In Babbitt, 104 F.3d at 90-91, the plaintiff employees had executed general releases as part of the railroad's early retirement program, releasing the railroad from any claims "of any kind whatsoever, known or…