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  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 16, 1991 · in the opinion

    Fibreboard Corp. v. Pool (1991)

    …1969). Quantifying probability, it means a more than fifty percent chance. See Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Underwriters v. Gary Douglas Electric, 48 Ohio App.2d 319, 357 N.E.2d 388, 392 (1974). Dr. J.D. Britton…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…

  9. 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…

  10. 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…

  11. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · April 19, 2007 · in the opinion

    Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Altimore (2007)

    Altimore or those "similarly situated" takes the focus off Exxon's knowledge of a general danger relative to the qualities of asbestos. By focusing on epidemiological studies, the majority fails to follow our earlier pronouncement that…

  12. 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…

  13. 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…

  14. 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…

  15. Court case · Texas Supreme Court · October 22, 2010 · in the opinion

    Robinson v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (2010)

    …Constitution, which states: To guard against transgressions of the high powers herein delegated, we declare that everything in this "Bill of Rights" is excepted out of the general powers of government, and shall forever remain inviolate…

  16. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · January 14, 1980 · in the opinion

    Mooney v. Fibreboard Corp. (1980)

    …discretion to determine when it should be applied. The general rule should be that in cases where a plaintiff could easily have joined in the earlier action or where, either for the reasons discussed above or…

  17. Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas · November 12, 1990 · in the opinion

    Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1990)

    …to concurrently produce a single injury, the plaintiff may recover from the defendant for the entire injury. Shipp v. General Motors Corporation, 750 F.2d 418, 425-26 (5th Cir.1985). The plaintiff need only show…

  18. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · July 26, 2007 · in the opinion

    Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. Stephens (2007)

    …a union composed of plasterers, cement masons, and shophands. The study described plasterers' job duties as follows: Plasterers, in general, are responsible for all interior and exterior plastering of drywall, cement, stucco, and stone imitation as…

  19. Court case · Texas Supreme Court · May 8, 2015 · in the opinion

    Abutahoun v. Dow Chemical Company (2015)

    …Thereafter, the Court adopted the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS § 414 (1977) approach for imposing liability on a property owner or general contractor that controls the work of an independent contractor who is negligently injured. See Redinger…

  20. Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · August 5, 1999 · in the opinion

    Pittsburgh Corning Corp. v. Walters (1999)

    …be raised at any point in the proceeding. A preliminary motion is, therefore, necessary to assure the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. General Chem. Corp. v. De La Lastra, 852 S.W.2d 916…