50 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 3
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
N RE General Electric Company (2008)
The Texas Supreme Court held the trial court abused its discretion in denying General Electric, Warren Pumps and Ingersoll-Rand's forum non conveniens motions, and conditionally granted mandamus directing dismissal, against plaintiff Richards. Under Tex…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · September 29, 2016
In re Reed (2016)
Barbara Reed was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2016 and had her right lung removed. She said she was exposed to asbestos from 1971 to 1976 while working in the Plastics Mold Cleaning and Bakelight Departments at the Square D plant in Cedar Rapids,…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 29, 2008 · in the opinion
Satterfield v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2008)
… Durabla Manufacturing Co.; Enpro Industries, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corp.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.; Garock Sealing Technologies, LLC; General Electric Company; Goodrich Corp.; Guard-Line, Inc.; John Crane, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Northern Natural Gas Co…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · June 30, 1999 · in the opinion
White v. CBS Corp. (1999)
…annexation" means a joinder or uniting of a chattel with realty for a specific purpose—here use of the turbines to generate electricity—coupled with the owner's intent to enhance the freehold by the improvement…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · May 27, 2002 · in the opinion
Madden v. Able Supply Co. (2002)
…GAF Corporation, defendants. [\698] Franklin A Poff, Jr, Crisp Boyd et al, Texarkana, TX, for General Refractories Co., defendant. David Jonathan Fisher, Fairchild Price et al, Center, TX, for JT thorpe Co., defendant. Gregory Michael Sullivan…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 31, 2017 · in the opinion
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Rogers (2017)
…In 1980, Goodyear sampled materials. In 1983, Goodyear took six samples from maintenance electricians. Over half of the total samples were taken in 1985, after asbestos abatement efforts had begun. Goodyear trained its employee Ray Jackson…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · November 5, 2003 · in the opinion
In re Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2003)
…heaters and boilers of any brand name (not just Homart), and added furnaces and heaters. Further, the lists included materials and products allegedly "associated" with these appliances, including electric elements, fittings, repair parts, accessories, pipe coverings…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · February 14, 1996 · in the opinion
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Wasiak (1996)
…reviewing punitive-damage awards and approved the Alabama Supreme Court's criteria, as stated in Green Oil, 539 So.2d at 223-24, and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative v. Tapley, 546 So.2d 371, 377 (Ala…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · March 11, 1999 · in the opinion
North American Refractory Co. v. Easter (1999)
…909] Under Alabama law, proof of proximate causation is an essential element for both products liability and negligence claims. See Taylor v. General Motors Corp., 707 So.2d 198, 202 (Ala.1997) (products liability); Rutley v…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas · March 31, 2021
LaFRENTZ v. Lockheed Martin Corporation (2021)
The court denied 3M and General Dynamics' request for an adverse inference jury instruction for spoliation, but granted a lesser remedy: a limited jury instruction describing the unanswered preservation request and the burial of the lung…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 24, 2002
Vaughn v. Ford Motor Co. (2002)
The court of appeals affirmed the take-nothing judgment for Ford, General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Allied Signal, Borg-Warner and Uniroyal, holding the exclusion of plaintiff's experts was an abuse of discretion but harmless because…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · October 1, 2009
Union Carbide Corporation v. Smith (2009)
…Texas City; Hexion (Smith-Douglas) facility, Texas City, Texas City pipefitter and general laborer Union Carbide Texas City plant Texas City; pipefitter Union Carbide Texas City plant Texas City; pipefitter Hexion (Smith-Douglas) facility, Texas City…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 31, 2003
Brown & Root, Inc. v. Shelton (2003)
…with mesothelioma in 1999. He and his wife sued Brown & Root and fourteen other defendants. Brown & Root had been the general contractor on plant renovations and additions from 1969 to 1971, using asbestos-containing fireproofing, insulation…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 20, 2010
Uop, LLC v. Kozak (2010)
…to-warn claim against an engineering firm when the claim rests on the firm's engineering knowledge and expertise, whether the firm is sued as designer or as general contractor. Failure to Warn; Choice of Law…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 23, 2019
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. Dickson (2019)
…of risk viewed prospectively and that the employer was actually, subjectively aware of that risk to the plaintiff. General knowledge of asbestos hazards, and later studies, did not show Bell's awareness of an extreme risk…
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · July 11, 2014 · in the opinion
Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. (2014)
If the plaintiff proves general causation with reliable scientific evidence that approximately 400 milligrams of the medication can cause death in children, the plaintiff will be able to prove specific causation in at least two ways…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · February 8, 1993
Boyett v. Keene Corp. (1993)
…the plaintiff's settlements with the shipowners and other manufacturers, and it denied States Marine Lines' (Isco's) claim for indemnification from Keene. Under general maritime law, a non-settling defendant gets a settlement credit only…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 26, 2010 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Bostic (2010)
Maddox's opinion is insufficient as to specific causation. Id. at 839. Here, appellees endeavor to rely on material practice simulation studies performed by their general causation expert, William Longo, Ph.D., a material scientist. Dr…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · May 4, 2006 · in the opinion
Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2006)
Therefore, unlike the Texas Legislature, the New Jersey Legislature has the general power to enact retroactive civil statutes that do not impair contractual obligations or remedies. See Nobrega, 772 A.2d at 378-82; Phillips, 608…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · April 3, 2008
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2008)
…its conduct posed an extreme degree of risk. General knowledge of asbestos risk to employees was not evidence of knowledge of an extreme risk to employees' family members. Expert Testimony; Punitive Damages Worksites: Exxon Baytown refinery…