20 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 · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · April 21, 2014 · in the opinion
Frazier v. Jackson (2014)
…alleges that the defendants entered into settlements with United States Steel, Flintkote, and General Electric, but then failed to send Frazier her share of the recovery. She further contends that the defendants settled her claim against…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · September 9, 2008 · in the opinion
Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company (2008)
By requiring judges to determine general foreseeability, the majority's opinion forces trial judges to base their decision-making on a razor thin distinction and encourages judges to make factual determinations relevant to breach of duty…
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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 · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee · January 9, 1984 · in the opinion
Johnson County, Tenn. v. US Gypsum Co. (1984)
While it is true that contractors who perform construction work for the state operated universities are not protected by general statutes of limitation, see Dunn v. W.F. Jameson and Sons, Inc., 569 S.W.2d…
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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 · 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…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 12, 2017 · in the opinion
Stockton v. Ford Motor Company (2017)
…908, 911 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993) (quoting Higgs v. General Motors Corp., 655 F. Supp. 22, 23 (E.D.Tenn.1985)) ("\\[I\]t makes no difference whether the complaint is couched in terms of negligence, strict…
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Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · June 30, 2015 · in the opinion
Russell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2015)
…322 U.S. at 631. \[41\] In Babbitt, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that general release claims executed as part of a railroad's early retirement program were not valid under FELA; instead, "\[t…
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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 · November 9, 2006 · in the opinion
Correll v. EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (2006)
…would result in the elimination of the Social Security credit passed by the General Assembly in death cases. The General Assembly determined that persons over 60 had restricted periods for recovery and reduced benefits based upon…
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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 · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee · October 29, 2012 · in the opinion
US v. Fillers (2012)
…result of asbestos exposure due to improper demolition activities at the former Standard Coosa \[Thatcher\] facility" (id. at 1). Frederick's report discusses the general health risks associated with exposure to asbestos, including lung cancer, mesothelioma…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · December 7, 1983 · in the opinion
Clay v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1983)
…other issues remaining in relation to defendant Raybestos-Manhattan, the first issue pertains to the judge's instruction to the jury on the possible effect of a general 10-year statute of limitations, T.C.A…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · September 8, 2011 · in the opinion
Kelley v. Union Carbide Corporation (2011)
…occupational injury claims. We disagree. "The meaning of the statute is determined by viewing the statute as a whole and in light of its general purpose." City of Lenoir City v. State ex rel. City of…
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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…