4 results for “General Electric”
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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 · 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 · 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 · July 27, 2007 · in the opinion
Alcoa, Inc. v. Behringer (2007)
…Nevertheless, appellees argue that this memorandum evidences Alcoa's general knowledge that "contaminants could be taken home." Knowledge of the general danger of contact-poisoning from "chemical products," however, does not amount to knowledge of the…